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How would you manage a patient who received pelvic radiation 15 years ago and now has a 5 cm colon adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the anorectum?

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Radiation Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine

I think the objective in a retreatment case like this is to maximize the chances of curing cancer with as little RT as possible. I would consider disease free survival with a functioning colostomy a better outcome than survival with an intact rectum but chronic difficult-to-manage complications. I w...

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