PREOPERATIVE VERSUS POSTOPERATIVE CHEMORADIOTHERAPY FOR OPERABLE RECTAL CANCER

South Egypt Cancer Institute

Assiut University

PREOPERATIVE VERSUS POSTOPERATIVE
CHEMORADIOTHERAPY FOR OPERABLE RECTAL CANCER

Research Authors
Hanan Gamal-Eldin Mostafa, Mohamed Abd–Elhakeem Mekawy ,
Farouk Ahmed Mourad^ , Dalia Osama Mohammed*
Department of Clinical Oncology, Department of surgery^ faculty of Medicine
and Radiotherapy South Egypt Cancer Institute*. Assiut University, Egypt
Research Member
Dalia Osama Mohamed Ahmed
Research Department
Department of Radiotherapy and Nuclear medicine
Research Year
2006
Research Journal
AAMJ, Vol. 4, N. 3, September, 2006
Research Rank
2
Research Abstract

reoperative chemoradiotherapy, as compared with postoperative
chemoradiotherapy improved local control, promoted sphincter – preserving
surgery and was associated with reduced toxicity but did not improve overall
survival.