New method reduces adverse effects of rectal cancer treatment

(Karolinska Institutet) A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that short-course preoperative radiotherapy combined with delayed surgery reduces the adverse side-effects of rectal cancer surgery without compromising its efficacy. The results are presented in the journal The Lancet Oncology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news