Long- vs Short-Course Radiation Therapy in Rectal Cancer

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This video reviews some of the pros and cons of long-course and short-course radiation therapy for the neoadjuvant treatment of rectal cancer.

In this video, Chi Lin, MD, PhD, of the University of Nebraska Medical Center, discusses some of the pros and cons of long-course and short-course radiation therapy for the neoadjuvant treatment of rectal cancer.

Lin gave a presentation on this topic during an education session at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.

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