Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum
Since the last edition of this book, there has been great progress in all matters relating to rectal cancer. This edition is a revision and update of a gradually changing field in which the surgeon, medical oncologist, and radiation oncologist canno
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Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum Second Edition
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Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum
Walter E. Longo • Vikram Reddy Riccardo A. Audisio Editors
Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum Second Edition
Editors Walter E. Longo Colon and Rectal Surgery Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT USA
Riccardo A. Audisio University of Liverpool St. Helens Teaching Hospital St. Helens UK
Vikram Reddy Colon and Rectal Surgery Yale School of Medicine New Haven, CT USA
ISBN 978-1-4471-6608-5 ISBN 978-1-4471-6609-2 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-6609-2 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht
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To Janice, Ashleigh, William Mary Frances and Matthew And Frank, Mary Lou Frankie, Peter and Christine – Walter E. Longo To my wonderful children Maya and Alok Of whom I am the proudest – Vikram B. Reddy To Monica for her immense patience – Riccardo A. Audisio
Foreword
Since the last edition of Modern Management of Cancer of the Rectum, there has been great progress in all matters to do with rectal cancer. Much has come from formal systematic prospective clinical research based on evermore refined preoperative staging and changes
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