The prospective randomized NACRE trial demonstrated that neoadjuvant short-course radiation resulted in better compliance and overall survival than did long-course chemoradiation prior to surgery for patients 75 years and older with locally-advanced rectal cancer. This secondary analysis!https://www.thegreenjournal.com/article/S0167-8140(24)00065-3/abstract
demonstrates those on the short-course radiation arm also had significantly less depression and maintained more autonomy in activities of daily living at 3 months post-op, which sounds like great ways to live longer. | François, Radiother Oncol 2024
demonstrates those on the short-course radiation arm also had significantly less depression and maintained more autonomy in activities of daily living at 3 months post-op, which sounds like great ways to live longer. | François, Radiother Oncol 2024