Improved Survival with Preoperative Radiotherapy in Resectable Rectal Cancer

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Authors

Swedish Rectal Cancer Trial · Uppsala University Hospital

Abstract

A short-term regimen of high-dose preoperative radiotherapy reduces rates of local recurrence and improves survival among patients with resectable rectal cancer.

Topics & Keywords

Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 336, Issue 14, pp. 980-987

DOI: 10.1056/nejm199704033361402

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