Pathologic complete response does not predict overall or disease-free survival in patients with rectal cancer, according to a ...

To more accurately assess the utilization of modern radiation techniques as well as recommendations of the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored, randomized, postoperative, adjuvant combined ...

Preoperative radiotherapy (PRT) in resectable rectal cancer improves local control but increases probability of faecal incontinence and sexual dysfunction. Consensus was reached in 2001 in the ...

As cancer cases have increased worldwide, the disease has become more complex, presenting challenges to scientific advances in diagnosis and treatment. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) ...

The authors, reporting in Colorectal Disease, reviewed 11 cohort studies of patients with rectal cancer who received long-course radiotherapy in a dose of 45.0-50.4 Gy prior to surgery.

The study included 275 patients with T3-4aN0 or T1-4aN1-2 rectal adenocarcinoma, an inferior tumor edge 6-12 cm from the anal verge, and gross primary or nodal disease > 1 mm from the MRF — all ...

A small study of medication for rectal cancer has produced stunning results, with all 18 participating patients who took the drug dostarlimad having reached complete remission.

A former rectal cancer patient has called for more awareness about the deadly disease in the different regions of the country. Dr Geoffrey Musinguzi, a researcher at Makerere University School of ...