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Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.
Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with FOLFOX before surgery had similar outcomes and side effect profiles to those treated with presurgical pelvic chemoradiation.
The research showed some patients may be able to avoid some of the side effects associated with radiation treatment.
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair
New clinical trials show radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment.