Assessment of bowel and anal sphincter function after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer.
CONCLUSIONS: In our study, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy was associated with good results in terms of sphincter function, late toxicities, and QoL indexes. A routine use of assessment scales could contribute to a better selection of patients with increased risk of developing functional disorders who could benefit from neoadjuvant therapy.
PMID: 29714663 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tumori - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Tumori Source Type: research
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