Development of a Patient Decision Aid for Rectal Cancer Patients with Clinical Complete Response after Neo-Adjuvant Treatment

Development of a Patient Decision Aid for Rectal Cancer Patients with Clinical Complete Response after Neo-Adjuvant Treatment

Surgery is the primary component of curative treatment for patients with rectal cancer. However, patients with a clinical complete response (cCR) after neo-adjuvant treatment may avoid the morbidity and mortality of radical surgery. An organ-sparing strategy could be an oncological equivalent altern...

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Main Authors: Lien Smets, Annelies Debucquoy, Eva Oldenburger, Chantal Van Audenhove, Lynn Debrun, Jeroen Dekervel, Gabriele Bislenghi, André D’Hoore, Albert Wolthuis, Karin Haustermans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
rectal cancer
decision aid
shared decision making
patient education
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/3/806

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