Late adverse effects of short-course preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer
British journal of surgery2006Vol. 93(12), pp. 1519–1525
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Johan Pollack, T. Holm, Björn Cedermark, Daniel Altman, Bo Holmström, Bengt Glimelius, Anders Mellgren
Abstract
Preoperative short-course, high-dose radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer increases the risk of anal and urinary dysfunction, and may lead to increased cardiovascular morbidity, at long-term follow-up.
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