title: Preoperative staging of rectal cancer allows selection of patients for preoperative radiotherapy.
authors: I M
authors: IM
authors: Loftus
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy