The Results and Outcomes of Rectal Cancer Treatment in the Era of Adjuvant Chemoradiation

Abstract Background: Colorectal cancer causes many deaths worldwide and rectal cancer includes one-third of them. Surgical mesorectal excision along with preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy is known as the standard treatment for rectal cancer. However, inaccurate preoperative staging is a mai...

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Main Authors: Ahmad Izadpanah, Seyed Vahid Hosseini, Maytham Al-Qanbar, Mozhdeh Zamani, Behnam Kadkhodaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2019-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Colorectal Research
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Online Access:https://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_45941_ad7343d77b24d1ba12da5d91140720b3.pdf