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Rectal cancer trial allows four in five patients to avoid major surgery

A five-country trial coordinated in Birmingham found chemoradiotherapy with smaller surgery only when needed allowed four in five early-stage rectal cancer patients to keep their rectum.

The TEA Editorial Desk · 28 August 2026

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Rectal cancer trial helps four in five patients avoid major surgery

A major international trial coordinated in Birmingham found that an organ-preserving treatment approach allowed four in five patients in one group to keep their rectum after 12 months.

Birmingham · 28 Aug 2026
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