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References for the surgery section

This section has been compiled using information from a number of reliable sources including:

  • Oxford Textbook of Oncology (2nd edition). Souhami et al. Oxford University Press, 2002.
  • Cancer and Its Management (5th edition). Souhami and Tobias. Oxford Blackwell Scientific Publications, 2005.

For further references, please see the general bibliography.


Content last reviewed: 01 April 2008
Page last modified: 09 July 2008

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