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A 55 year old male, working as a hotel cook, has four dependent family members. He has been diagnosed with an early stage squamous cell cancer of anal canal. He has more than 60% chance of cure. The BEST treatment option is:

A
Abdominoperineal resection
B
Combined surgery and radiotherapy
C
Combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy
D
Chemotherapy alone
High-Yield Explanation
"Nigro regimen is referred to combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy used for primary treatment of malignant tumors of the anal canal". Ref: Bailey & Love 25/e, page 1269; Schwaz 9/e, Page 1053.

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