The Medical Minute: Advances in the treatment of rectal cancer
Thursday, April 1, 2010 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
Cancers of the rectum are, unfortunately, a common disease, and along with colon cancer represent the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States. It is estimated that there will be about 42,000 new cases of rectal cancer diagnosed in the United States annually, and that 8,500 patients will die from this disease each year.