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Preventive neck lymph node surgery improves early oral cancer survival

2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

29 May - 2 Jun 2015

Published: 31 May 2015

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Dr Anil D’Cruz - Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India

Dr D’Cruz presents, at a press conference at ASCO 2015, a randomised phase III study which resolves long-standing questions about the optimal timing of neck lymph node surgery for patients with early-stage oral cancer.

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