High Weight Loss during Radiation Treatment Changes the Prognosis in Under-/Normal Weight Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients for the Worse: A Retrospective Analysis of 2433 Cases

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Lu-Jun Shen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lu-Jun Shen, Chen Chen

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Chen Chen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Lu-Jun Shen, Chen Chen

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Bo-Fei Li,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Jin Gao,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Yun-Fei Xia

* E-mail: xiayf@sysucc.org.cn

Affiliations State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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