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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Author: Lussheimer, Daniel
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
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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.