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Endocavitary irradiation in the curative treatment of early rectal cancers

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Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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Endocavitary irradiation is a local form of treatment that is able to cure many early cancers in the lower part of the rectum with conservation of intestinal and anal function, especially in elderly or fragile patients. Selection of patients must be very strict, particularly in regard to the site of the tumor, its morphology, and its histology. There must be careful, periodic followup of each patient.

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  1. Centre Leon Berard, 28, Rue Laennec, 69-Lyon 8e, Lyon, France

    J. Papillon M.D.

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Read at the meeting of the American Proctologic Society, New York, New York, June 11 to 14, 1972.

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Papillon, J. Endocavitary irradiation in the curative treatment of early rectal cancers. Dis Colon Rectum 17, 172–180 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588100

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