Continued Improvement in Rectal Cancer Survival Outcomes Will Require True Multidisciplinary Treatment Approaches.
The management of rectal cancer has undergone a significant paradigm shift, with an increased interest in the utilization of all tools in our current armamentarium of fighting it: chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Research is also underway in deciding on the best sequence for these treatments. In this review, we provide an update on some of this important work.
['Cohen|Sonia|S|0000-0003-0172-5620', 'Bordeianou|Liliana|L|']
D006801:Humans D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local D012004:Rectal Neoplasms D012007:Rectum D016896:Treatment Outcome
Rectal cancer Circumferential resection margin Total mesorectal excision