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Is concurrent radiation and paclitaxel in breast cancer patients safe?

H.R. Burstein, J.R. Bellon, et al. Int J Rad Oncol Biol Phys 2006;64:496–504

Pages 89-91 | Published online: 04 Dec 2011

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