Patients With Bowel Cancer Might Not Need Radiotherapy, According To A US Study
According to a study, thousands of patients with bowel cancer may not need radiotherapy because their condition can be treated effectively with only chemotherapy and surgery. Bowel cancer patients have been receiving radiotherapy for years, but the side effects can be severe. It can lead to issues like infertility, the requirement for a temporary colostomy, diarrhoea, cramps, and bladder issues, all of which have a detrimental impact on quality of life. According to a recent clinical experiment, patients now fare as well with and without radiation. The research was presented on Sunday at the largest cancer conference in the world, the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s (Asco) annual meeting in Chicago. The New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of Clinical Oncology both simultaneously published the findings. Asco stated in a briefing document that skipping radiation therapy can produce equivalent results in terms of disease-free survival and overall survival while ...