Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Bladder Cancer: A Safe and Promising Emerging Treatment Option.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys

Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: March 2025


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