Locoregional recurrence negatively impacts both long‐term survival and quality of life for
several malignancies. For appropriate‐risk patients with an isolated, resectable, local …

Aim There is increasing awareness of the poor functional outcome suffered by many patients
after sphincter‐preserving rectal resection, termed 'low anterior resection syndrome'(LARS) …

The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS) is dedicated to ensuring high-
quality patient care by advancing the science, prevention, and management of disorders …

Background We investigated very long-term bowel function after total mesorectal excision
(TME) with or without preoperative short-course radiotherapy (PRT) for rectal cancer, the risk …

Cancer survivorship has traditionally received little prioritisation and attention. For a long
time, the treatment of cancer has been the main focus of healthcare providers' efforts. It is …

Background Neoadjuvant radiation is recommended for locally advanced rectal cancer, with
proven benefit in local control but not in disease-free survival. However, the impact of long …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major contributor to cancer-associated morbidity worldwide
and over one-third of CRC is located in the rectum. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) …

Objective: To demonstrate the difference in organ-preservation rates and avoidance of
definitive surgery among cT2N0 rectal cancer patients undergoing 2 different …

Purpose This is a retrospective analysis including all of the patients that have undergone
anterior resection for rectal cancer from January 1998 to December 2005 in two tertiary …

Background Postoperative urinary dysfunction is a major complication of rectal cancer
surgery. A randomized controlled trial (JCOG0212) concluded that the noninferiority of …