How to increase the efficacy of local excision of rectal cancer
Saturday, March 21, 2009 - 10:28
in Health & Medicine
With the advancement of imaging techniques, the accuracy of 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 published on 14 March 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology evaluates the prognostic factors for 5-year survival after local excision of rectal cancer, and examines the therapeutic efficacy and surgical indications for this procedure...
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