Rectal Cancer Flashcards
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Treatment of locally advanced Rectal Ca
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Remember that rectal cancer is REALLY hard to operate on
= when T3/4 = neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy + surgery + adjuvant chemo
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Treatment of Rectal Cancer
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In Stage II disease - long course chemoradiation prior to surgery.
Conventional fractionation chemoradiotherapy over 5.5 to 6 weeks using concurrent fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy is preferred over initial surgery if the patient can tolerate it.
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