Science news articles about 'rectal cancer patients'

... and/or radiation. Neoadjuvant therapy should not be considered a "one size fits all" approach for rectal cancer patients, said the report's primary author, Mohammed Mohiuddin, MD, FRCR, FACR. Dr ...

... 23 percent less likely to receive chemotherapy for rectal cancer and 12 percent less likely ... radiation is known to improve survival in all rectal cancer patients by as much as 20 percent. Researcher ...

... substantial proportion of rectal cancer patients are receiving inappropriate surgical care, because of wide ... Around 13 000 people are diagnosed with rectal cancer every year in the UK, and the disease ...

... week course of radiation before surgery for rectal cancer leads to a reduced risk of recurrence ... three years, compared with 11 percent of patients the post-op group. It also found that pre-operative ...

... preoperative rectal cancer staging has increased dramatically, and the preservation of physical function in rectal cancer patients has become a very important aim of research. A research article ...