PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lederman, Lynne
ED  - D&#039;Hoore, Andre
TI  - More Research is Needed to Determine Optimal Therapies for Rectal Cancer
DP  - 2014 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 29--30
VI  - 14
IP  - 22
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/22/29.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/22/29.full
AB  - Rectal cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy (RT), and neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy (CT); yet, the best way to sequence and combine these modalities is not yet known. This article discusses organ-sparing surgery in rectal cancer, the feasibility of intensifying preoperative RT, as well as preoperative therapy.