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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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 1994 |
| Country: | Uruguay |
| Institution: | Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay |
| Repository: | Revista Cirugía del Uruguay |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/4145 |
| Online Access: | https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4145 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | tumores recto tumors rectum |
| Summary: | 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. |
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