Thousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy with no impact on their survival
A trial found more than nine in ten patients who skipped radiotherapy were just as likely to be alive five years later as those who had it.
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A trial found more than nine in ten patients who skipped radiotherapy were just as likely to be alive five years later as those who had it.
Researchers discover bowel cancer patients could skip radiotherapy, if they responded well to chemo.
Neoadjuvant treatment with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin proved to be as effective as pelvic chemoradiation with fewer adverse effects in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who were eligible for sphincter-sparing surgery.
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Radiation has severe side effects and research found no drop in survival rates for those who did not receive it compared to those who did