Associate Professor Ian Hayes

Head of Colorectal Surgery Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital; Medical Education, Melbourne Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

Are we overusing chemoradiotherapy in some bowel cancers?

The guidelines for treating early stage rectal cancer recommend immediate surgery, but research suggests some patients are having chemoradiotherapy before surgery that doesn’t benefit them

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