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View Post: OBAT KANKER: Rectal cancer tumour destroyed by ultrasound is a first
7 hours ago by OBAT KANKER  
"As this is the first time this procedure has ever been performed for rectal cancer, we need to study a wider group of patients to assess how effective the treatment is and whether it has the potential to be curative or to lengthen a ...
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View Post: Colonoscopy – Rochester Colon-Rectal Surgeons
18 hours ago by admin  
Rochester Colon-Rectal Surgeons is New York's premier hospital for detecting colon-rectal cancer prior to it is as well late. The examination takes usually a reduced time as well as we can lapse to work upon a same day. ...
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View Post: Endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for re ...
26 Nov 2009 by DoctorFrog  
CONCLUSION: EUS and MRI are accurate imaging techniques for staging rectal cancer. However, after neoadjuvant RT-CT, the role of both methods in the assessment of residual rectal tumors remains uncertain. PMID: 19938195 [PubMed - as ...
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View Post: Endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for re ...
26 Nov 2009 by Mezzi G, Arcidiacono PG, Carrara S, Perri...  
AIM: To compare the sensitivity and specificity of two imaging techniques, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), in patients with rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy. ...
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View Post: Study: Laparoscopic Surgery Effective Against Rectal-Cancer
10 Nov 2009
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Laparoscopic surgery has been used in the treatment of intestinal disorders for close to 20 years, but its benefits have only recently begun to be extended to people with rectal cancer. In a prospective study of 103 ...
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View Post: Rectal Cancer 101
Nail Fungus No More
17 Nov 2009 by pbf   ...
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View Post: DO NOT DELAY TREATMENT FOR RECTAL CANCER
21 Nov 2009 by Dr. NICK  
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Nov 13 - A therapeutic delay of 60 days or longer is associated with decreased survival from rectal cancer, say researchers from Denmark in the October issue of the British Journal of Surgery. ...
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View Post: Information On Rectal Cancer
20 Nov 2009 by Ginnymo  
For all stages of rectal cancer, surgery is the most common treatment. Some patients receive surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. About 1 out of 8 people with rectal cancer needs a permanent colostomy. ...
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View Post: Differences in rectal cancer surgery: east versus west : The ...
29 Oct 2009 by Yoshihiro Moriya  
In this issue of The Lancet Oncology , Georgiou and colleagues 1 report the results of their meta-analysis of observational studies comparing extended lymphadenectomy (EL) for rectal cancer with non-EL. After analysing 20 studies ...
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