Organ Preservation After TNT Is Feasible in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
A rectum-preserving strategy may produce outcomes similar to standard resection-based treatment for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma.
A rectum-preserving strategy may produce outcomes similar to standard resection-based treatment for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma.
A meta-analysis showed a significant improvement in overall survival, but not disease-free survival, with laparoscopic surgery.
There was no significant difference in disease-free survival, metastasis-free survival, or locoregional recurrence.
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) testing may fail to detect disease recurrence in patients with rectal cancer who have negative CEA at baseline.
Chemoradiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy resulted in a higher pathological complete response rate without compromising disease-free survival or increasing toxicity.
The rate of perioperative distant metastases was significantly lower with CapeOx than with CRT.
The 2-year actuarial rate of local recurrence was 4.8%.
There was a positive association between more frequent antibiotic use and colorectal cancer overall.
The association was stronger for dietary sources of vitamin D than supplemental vitamin D.
Although many Americans are at risk of developing colorectal cancer, they may not be aware of their own specific risk factors that they could have for it. What should medical professionals be teaching their patients about on regarding the risks, symptoms, detection, and prevention of colorectal cancer?