title: [Intraoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer].
abstract: Radiotherapy, surgery and chemotherapy are the main treatments for cancer. Though intraoperative radiotherapy(IORT) for rectal cancer is still at its preliminary stage in China, patients can get more benefits from IORT than pre- or post-operative radiotherapy. IORT improves local control for locally advanced rectal cancer and improves overall survival rate of locally recurrent rectal cancer. In general, IORT is safe and feasible. It will be widely used for patients with rectal cancer in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Ruijin Hospital North, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201821, China. zhaorensurgeon@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Yimei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Ren
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D011184:Postoperative Period; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate