Open AccessImpact of delaying surgery after chemoradiation in rectal cancer: outcomes from a tertiary cancer centre in India
Author(s) -
Praveen Kammar,
Aditi Chaturvedi,
Sivasanker Masillamany,
Ashwin Desouza,
Reena Engineer,
Vikas Ostwal,
Avanish Saklani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.084
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2219-679X
pISSN - 2078-6891
DOI - 10.21037/jgo.2019.12.04
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , surgery , radiation therapy , blood loss , cancer , retrospective cohort study
Delaying surgery after chemoradiation is one of the strategies for increasing tumor regression in rectal cancer. Tumour regression and PCR are known to have positive impact on survival.
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