Overview: Epidemiology, indications, goals, extent, and nature of work-up

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 259-261

  Rothenberger, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Incurable rectal cancer; Palliation; Rectal cancer; Recurrent rectal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RECTUM CANCER; RECURRENT CANCER; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECTUM TUMOR;

HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042738410     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2003.11.020     Document Type: Article

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