“The trade-off between [neoadjuvant radiotherapy] use and diverting stoma nonreversal may not be justified for upper rectal cancer, emphasizing the importance of considering tumor height when ...

Total neoadjuvant treatment using short-course radiotherapy and four CAPOX cycles in locally advanced rectal cancer with high-risk criteria for recurrence: a Swedish nationwide cohort study (LARCT ...

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Further treatment was planned in February 2024, which had to be delayed as he suffered back and abdominal pain, and he was ...

A "groundbreaking" cancer treatment trial by Memorial Sloan Kettering shows immunotherapy alone can eliminate some tumors, offering patients an alternative to chemotherapy and surgery.

The 55-year-old, who lived in Chaucer Avenue, Willenhall, was receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy and was discharged on July 8 but re-admitted four days later with abdominal, bowel and pelvic ...

But doctors were suspicious and kept testing because of an enlarged lymph node near her rectal area. Dutton officially found out she had S tage 3B rectal cancer on Black Friday in November 2023.

Although rectal cancer is a life-threatening disease, it is highly curable in its early stages. Depending on the location and state of the cancer, surgery may be required. To avoid life-altering ...