The pathophysiological effects of adjuvant preoperative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy on patients with advanced rectal cancer : 'neoadjuvant treatment is a two edged sword in patients with advanced colorectal cancer'
Introduction The modern treatment of colorectal cancer consists of surgery, with or without adjuvant pre-operative radiotherapy, chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (APT) for selected cases. In the United Kingdom, therapy may be given prior to surgery in an attempt to facilitate surgical excision and...
Main Author: | Rahmani, Samir |
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Other Authors: | Burke, Dermot ; Howell, Simon ; Turvill, Shelagh |
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University of Leeds
2013
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589319 |
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