What Treatments Should be Skipped or Intensified in Localized Rectal Cancer?

Abstract

“It is important that the care of the rectal cancer patients is at a high level following international guidelines if not, these basic aspects must be introduced, modified or improved.”

Keywords::

• adjuvant chemotherapy
• chemoradiotherapy
• organ perseveration
• radiotherapy
• rectal cancer
• risk grouping

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