How do you manage persistent rectal bleeding in the setting of rectal adenocarcinoma in a treatment-naive patient?
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Radiation Oncology · Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
For a locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma in the era of TNT, treatment of the tumor with either chemoradiation or chemotherapy upfront is reasonable, and both choices are known to palliate colorectal cancers effectively. With more severe bleeding, we often consider starting with chemoradiation th...