Relapse and gastrointestinal toxicity associated with radiotherapy treatment in stage I seminoma patients
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a Chief Resident, Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico b Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico c Head of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Department, Research Directorate, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico d Chief Resident, Oncological Surgery Departament, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico e Head of Radiation Oncology Department, Hospital General de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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