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Letter to the Editor

Tumor size does not predict pathological complete response rates after pre-operative chemoradiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer

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Pages 676-678 | Received 27 Jul 2012, Accepted 01 Aug 2012, Published online: 25 Oct 2012

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