Distance to the closest radiotherapy facility and survival after a diagnosis of rectal cancer in Queensland

Baade, Peter D; Dasgupta, Paramita; Aitken, Joanne F; Turrell, Gavin

doi:10.5694/mja11.11310

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In reply: We thank Bydder and Spry for their comments, although we suggest that they have misunderstood our study and its conclusions. We appreciate the opportunity to clarify our results.

1 Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
2 School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD.

Correspondence: peterbaade@cancerqld.org.au

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