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Would you ever recommend radiation alone for a T1N0 anal cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC

The standard of care for almost all anal cancers (even small node negative tumors) is concurrent chemoradiation, as it is associated with a better colostomy free survival and disease free survival compared to treatment with RT alone. There is a retrospective study showing a 2 fold increase in loco-r...

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