Rectal cancer treatment locally advanced

The objective of the treatment of the local/y advancedrectum cancer aims, in the first instance, at the reductionof the rate of locoregional recurrence, thereby prolongingthe free interval of the disease, thus improving the qualityof lite.This has been attained by preoperative radiotherapy. Thepossi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Lussheimer, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/4145
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4145
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:tumores
recto
tumors
rectum
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Sumario:The objective of the treatment of the local/y advancedrectum cancer aims, in the first instance, at the reductionof the rate of locoregional recurrence, thereby prolongingthe free interval of the disease, thus improving the qualityof lite.This has been attained by preoperative radiotherapy. Thepossibility of combining effective chemiotherapy with we/1controlled radiotherapy in prospective randomizedschedules, offer a tempting potential designed to curtailthe high mortality rate entailed by these patients by year2000.