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New rectal cancer treatment may reduce risk of recurrence, help avoid surgery

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Scientists are testing new treatments for advanced rectal cancer. Luis Alvarez/Getty Images
  • A new treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) has proved successful enough to avoid surgery and reduce the risk of recurrence, according to a new study.
  • Total neaoadjuvant treatment (TNT) involves bouts of short-course radiotherapy followed by different rounds of chemotherapy.
  • Researchers in Sweden found that the treatment reduced the existence of tumors by twice the amount as previous…

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