Benefit from preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer treatment: disease-free patients' and oncologists' preferences

Preoperative radiotherapy (PRT) in resectable rectal cancer improves local control but increases probability of faecal incontinence and sexual dysfunction. Consensus was reached in 2001 in the Netherlands on a guideline advising PRT to new patients. Purpose was to assess at what benefit oncologists...

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Autores principales: Pieterse, A H, Stiggelbout, A M, Baas-Thijssen, M C M, van de Velde, C J H, Marijnen, C A M
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2007
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Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2360393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17848910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603954

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2360393/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17848910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603954

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