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New Treatment for Rectal Cancer Often Offers a Better Quality of Life
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Until recently, anyone diagnosed with rectal cancer had only one option for a cure and survival: a surgical procedure in which the entire rectum was removed. That is now often no longer necessary. Large international research shows that a combination of radiation and chemotherapy also leads to a cure in most cases, while the rectum is preserved. The study, which was co-led by Radboudumc, was published today in The Lancet Oncology and, together …
·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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From now on, four out of five patients with rectal cancer will no longer need surgery. International research by Radboudumc and LUMC, among others, proves that surgery is usually not necessary. That is good news for the patient.
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