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Sarah E. Hoffe, MD, on Pancreatic Cancer and SBRT: Pros and Cons

2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

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Sarah E. Hoffe, MD, of the Moffitt Cancer Center, discusses the controversial role of radiation in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, recent advances in delivering short courses of high-dose stereotactic body radiation therapy, and how best to integrate this new modality in borderline and locally advanced disease.



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