Clinical results and toxicity for short-course preoperative radiotherapy and total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer patients

Clinical results and toxicity for short-course preoperative radiotherapy and total mesorectal excision in rectal cancer patients

Short-course preoperative radiotherapy (SCPRT) is an alternative method to chemoirradiation for patients with Stage II and III rectal cancer when no downsizing is needed, but there is still widespread reluctance to use this method because of fear of side effects from high-fraction doses. This paper...

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Main Authors: Sterzing, Florian, Hoehle, Frieder, Ulrich, Alexis, Jensen, Alexandra, Debus, Jürgen, Muenter, Marc
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4572597/

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