Predicting Residual Rectal Adenocarcinoma in the Surgical Specimen after Preoperative Brachytherapy with Endoscopic Ultrasound by Joseph Romagnuolo, Josée Parent, Té Vuong, Mélanie Bélanger, René P Michel, Paul J Belliveau, Judith L Trudel

“…BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: A novel brachytherapy (BT) protocol evaluated at McGill University has shown promise in terms of downstaging and achieving high tumour sterilization rates in rectal cancer. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has emerged as the imaging modality of choice for local staging of rectal cancer. …”
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Burden of cancer attributable to sedentary behaviour in Germany: an epidemiological analysis of survey data by Michael Leitzmann, Wilm Quentin, Katharina Schaber, Tobias Pukrop, Michael J Stein, Carmen Jochem

“…The PAF attributable to SB in women is 3% for breast cancer, 8% for colon cancer, 9% for both endometrial and ovarian cancers and 2% for rectal cancer. In men, the PAF is 9% for colon cancer and 3% for rectal cancer. …”
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German Bowel Cancer Center: An Attempt to Improve Treatment Quality by Olof Jannasch, Andrej Udelnow, Stefanie Wolff, Hans Lippert, Pawel Mroczkowski

“…The aim of this study was to analyze if certification would enhance short-term outcome in rectal cancer surgery. Material and Methods. This quality assurance study included 8197 patients with rectal cancer treated between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2010. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic shifted epidemiology for cancer screening sites: breast, cervix, colon, and rectum by Yevgeniy Ishkinin, Dilyara Kaidarova, Dilyara Kaidarova, Serzhan Nazarbek, Serzhan Nazarbek, Alma Zhylkaidarova, Saniya Ossikbayeva, Kamilla Mussina, Nazgul Omarbayeva

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to assess the epidemiological changes in breast, cervical, colon, and rectal cancers in Kazakhstan before and during COVID-19, including early-onset cancer (EOC) diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 49, using data from the oncological service of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the 2017–2022 period.MethodsThe cohort comprised patients aged 20 to 49 years (EOC) and 50 years and older [late-onset cancer (LOC)] from the total number of patients diagnosed each year during the study period of 2017 to 2022 for breast, cervical, colon, or rectal cancer. …”
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Treatment time and learning curve analysis of 1.5 T MR-Linac workflows led by radiation oncologists or therapists by J.M. Westerhoff, F.J. Raaijmakers, L.A. Daamen, E.N. de Groot-van Breugel, L.T.C. Meijers, J.R.N. van der Voort van Zyp, J.J.C. Verhoeff, S. Mook, H.M. Verkooijen, M.P.W. Intven

“…The online adaptation time reduced after a learning curve for ATS-treated prostate cancer, pelvic LNM and rectal cancer.Keywords; MRgRT, MR-Linac, time, prostate cancer, oligolymphnode metastasis, rectal cancer.…”
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Clinicopathological Factors Influencing Lymph Node Yield in Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Elena Orsenigo, Giulia Gasparini, Michele Carlucci

“…We have retrospectively analysed the data of 2319 curatively resected colorectal cancer patients in San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, between 1993 and 2017 (1259 colon cancer patients and 675 rectal cancer patients plus 385 rectal cancer patients who underwent neoadjuvant therapy). …”
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH by Sânziana Ionescu, Petre Radu, Octavia Luciana Madge, Victor Strâmbu

“…Preliminary results of markers as predictors for the tissue response to radiochemotherapy in rectal cancer…”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Total Mesorectal Excisions: A Propensity-Score Matched Cohort study of 5-year survival outcomes by Rauand Duhoky, MsC, Marieke L. W. Rutgers, MsC, Thijs A. Burghgraef, MsC, Samuel Stefan, MD, Shamsul Masum, PhD, Guglielmo N. Piozzi, MD, Filippos Sagias, MD, Jim S. Khan, MD, PhD

“…To compare long-term outcomes between laparoscopic and robotic total mesorectal excisions (TMEs) for rectal cancer in a tertiary center. Background:. Laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery has comparable long-term outcomes to the open approach, with several advantages in short-term outcomes. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Anemia on Perioperative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Elective Colorectal Surgery by Liu Liu, Lin Liu, Li-Chuang Liang, Zhi-qiang Zhu, Xiao Wan, Heng-bing Dai, Qiang Huang

“…Patients with colon cancer presented higher rate of POA than patients with rectal cancer (60% versus 40% for colon cancer versus rectal cancer). …”
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Study of the expression of oncoprotein p53, EGFR in colorectal carcinomas with different proliferative activity by I.S. Shponka, I.K. Kharkhalis, O.V. Poslavska

“…In 2020, in Ukraine, morphological verification of new cases of colon and rectal cancer was carried out at a high level (83.2% and 89.5%, respectively), but despite this, specific treatment covered only 69.4% and 74.5% of eligible patients, that is why about a third of patients (30.8% of colon cancer patients and 25.0% of rectal cancer patients) did not live even a year from the moment of its detection in 2020. …”
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Mitomycin-C-Induced TTP/HUS Treated Successfully with Rituximab: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Gunjan Shah, Hanah Yamin, Hedy Smith

“…We present a patient with a history of rectal cancer treated with mitomycin-C who developed MAHA, acute kidney injury, and thrombocytopenia 6 months after completing therapy and to did not respond the plasmapheresis or steroids. …”
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Simultaneous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Anterior Rectum Resection: The First Clinical Case in Kazakhstan by Anuar Abdikarimov, Serik Aitaliyev, Vladimir Dikolayev

“… In this case report, we describe the experience of a patient who was initially admitted for rectal cancer treatment. However, during the preoperative evaluation, severe stenosis of the coronary arteries was unexpectedly detected, presenting the medical team with a complex decision-making process. …”
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Mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma recurrence: A case report and literature review by Riya Sood, BS, Trisha Badjatia, Peeyush Bhargava, MD, MBA

“…Mucinous rectal adenocarcinoma (MRA) is a relatively uncommon type of rectal cancer, accounting for only about 5%-10% of all adenocarcinomas of the rectum. …”
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<i>KRAS</i>, <i>NRAS</i>, and <i>BRAF</i> Hot-Spot Mutations in Relation to Sidedness of Primary Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Omer Abdelgadir, Yong-Fang Kuo, Anthony O. Okorodudu, M. Firoze Khan, Yu-Wei Cheng, Jianli Dong

“…Conversely, <i>KRAS</i> p.Gly12Val and p.Gly13Asp mutations were associated with decreased likelihood of rectal cancer (53% lower) and left-sided tumors (56% lower), respectively. …”
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Modern options in coloproctology: transanal endoscopic surgery by O. I. Kit, Yu. A. Gevorkyan, N. V. Soldatkina

“…According to received results it is possible to conclude, that transanal endoscopic tumor resection can become a method of choice at initial stages of rectal cancer.…”
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Evaluation of quality of life of patients after rectal surgery by V. I. Pomazkin

“…Original study included results of 86 patients rectal cancer in whom the anterior rectectomy has been executed. …”
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A Case Delayed Hemorrhage from the Stump of the Superior Rectal Artery after Abdominoperineal Resection of the Rectum by Yuichi Sanada, Kenichi Nonaka, Takao Takahashi, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Shinji Osada, Kazuhiro Yoshida

“…A 66-year-old man underwent abdominoperineal resection for advanced rectal cancer. On day 3 post surgery, a decompression tube was placed for postoperative ileus. …”
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Colon cancer surgery. Five years of experience. by Nicolás Rubio Silveira, Javier López Mayedo, Carlos Echevarría del Risco, Katia García Paneca

“…<strong>Fundament</strong>: Colon-rectal cancer is one of the most frequent neoplams in eastern countries and it is the second most frequent type of cancer just behind cancer of the lungs and of the breast respectively. …”
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Penile Rehabilitation after Pelvic Cancer Surgery by Fouad Aoun, Alexandre Peltier, Roland van Velthoven

“…Emphasis will be placed on penile rehabilitation programs after radical cystoprostatectomy, radical prostatectomy, and rectal cancer treatment. Future perspectives are also analyzed.…”
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The Great Pretender: Rectal Syphilis Mimic a Cancer by Andrea Pisani Ceretti, Matteo Virdis, Nirvana Maroni, Monica Arena, Enzo Masci, Alberto Magenta, Enrico Opocher

“…We present the case of a male patient with primary rectal syphilis, firstly diagnosed as rectal cancer; the medical, radiological, and endoscopic features are discussed below.…”
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