Rectal Cancer after Prostate Radiation: A Complex and Controversial Disease

Rectal Cancer after Prostate Radiation: A Complex and Controversial Disease

A small proportion of rectal adenocarcinomas develop in patients many years after the treatment of a previous cancer using pelvic radiation, and the incidence of these rectal cancers depends on the length of follow-up from the end of radiotherapy. The risk of radiation-associated rectal cancer (RARC...

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Main Authors: Dana M. Omer, Hannah M. Thompson, Floris S. Verheij, Jonathan B. Yuval, Roni Rosen, Nathalie R. A. Beets, Anisha Luthra, Paul B. Romesser, Philip B. Paty, Julio Garcia-Aguilar, Francisco Sanchez-Vega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
radiation
rectal cancer
radiation-associated rectal cancer
colorectal surgery
oncology
surgical oncology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/8/2214

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