title: Pre-operative radiotherapy for rectal carcinoma.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Kranenbarg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: van de Velde
mesh_terms: D003082:Colectomy; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome