Overview of Radiation Therapy for Treating Rectal Cancer

A major outcome of importance for rectal cancer is local control. Parallel to improvements in surgical technique, adjuvant therapy regimens have been tested in clinical trials in an effort to reduce the local recurrence rate. Nowadays, the local recurrence rate has been reduced because of both good...

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Main Authors: Kye, Bong-Hyeon, Cho, Hyeon-Min
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Coloproctology 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155135/