Risk and Prognosis of Secondary Rectal Cancer After Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Cancer

Risk and Prognosis of Secondary Rectal Cancer After Radiation Therapy for Pelvic Cancer

BackgroundThe relationship between pelvic radiation therapy (RT) and second primary rectal cancer (SPRC) is unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the risk and prognosis of SPRC after pelvic RT.Materials and MethodsData for patients who had primary pelvic cancer (PPC) between 1973 and 2016 wer...

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Main Authors: Runkun Yang, Xu Guan, Enrui Liu, Ran Wei, Zhixun Zhao, Haipeng Chen, Zheng Liu, Ming Yang, Zheng Jiang, Xishan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
pelvic cancer
radiation therapy
second primary cancer
rectal cancer
Surveillance; Epidemiology; End Results database
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.584072/full

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