title: Palliative treatment of rectal cancer: is radiotherapy alone a good option?
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA. willett.christopher@mgh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: Christopher G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Willett
authors.forename: Leonard L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Gunderson
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents