Overexpression of Bcl‐2 in squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx: A marker of radioresistance

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Squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx can be treated using radiotherapy or surgery, either alone or in combination. Radiotherapy is preferred for early-stage tumours, as it spares the larynx and therefore preserves speech and swallowing. Unfortunately, approximately 15% of tumours treated this way will prove to be radioresistant, as manifest by tumour recurrence within the original radiotherapy field over the...

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