For elderly patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who are not candidates for surgery or chemotherapy, what would be an appropriate palliative regimen?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
There is an old paper from Princess Margaret Hospital ~1980, called "Is the Miles operation really necessary for the treatment of rectal cancer?". (Editor note: 1993 Update). These are patients who were medically inoperable or refused surgery. I believe doses were about 40 Gy. Remember that this ...
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