BACKGROUND Aim of this study was to describe treatment patterns and outcome according to region and hospital type and volume among patients with rectal cancer in the Netherlands. METHODS All patients with rectal carcinoma diagnosed in the period 2001-2006 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the influence of relevant factor...

UNLABELLED Anastomotic leak after anterior rectal resection for cancer is one of the most dangerous complications of the procedure. Protective stomy is a way to avoid life-threatening consequences of this complication. The procedure is still under evaluation.The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of forming a protective stomy as part of anterior rectal cancer resection on the basis...

Background: Preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with 5-FU has been widely used to improve local control of disease and to preserve anal sphincter in the treatment of rectal cancer. UFT and S-1 as oral dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD)-inhibitory fluoropyrimidines enhance the therapeutic effect of 5-FU by modulating its metabolic pathways. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effic...

Purpose: To evaluate treatment outcome and to determine whether or not the timing of radiotherapy (RT) was associated with any difference in disease relapse, survival, or incidence of complications in patients with soft tissue sarcomas (STS). Methods: The medical files of 63 patients with a primary, nonmetastatic, STS, treated with surgery and irradiation were evaluated. Data regarding tumor st...

Our previous study reported the favorable short-term outcome and good tolerance of integrating oxaliplatin into capecitabine-based (XELOX regimen) preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). The present study reported the long-term oncological outcome of this phase II study. A total of 47 patients with rectal adenocarcinoma (stage II or III) were enrolled and...

background : we performed a prospective study to evaluate the effects of pelvic irradiation on fsh, lh and testosterone levels in male patients with rectal adenocarcinoma. our aim was to compare the level of male sex hormones in peripheral blood serum before and after pelvic irradiation. methods : the eligible participants were 40 men with rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent pelvic radiotherapy...

Aim Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for invasive rectal cancer. Advances in surgical technique and radiotherapy over the past few decades have resulted in improved local control and survival.1-3 Some concern remains regarding the morbidity associated with performing surgery within a short window following radiotherapy. The current study assessed whether the interval between short-course ra...