Specialization improves outcomes in rectal cancer surgery

•Rectal cancer treatment and outcomes is highly variable in the United States.•Rectal cancer staging is associated with receiving appropriate therapies.•Specialized, high-volume surgeons provide higher quality surgical resection.•Multidisciplinary teams and designated centers are more compliant with...

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Published in:Surgical oncology 2021-06, Vol.37, p.101568-101568, Article 101568
Main Authors: Stringfield, Sarah B., Fleshman, James W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma
Algorithms
Cancer
Cancer surgery
Cancer therapies
Chemoradiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Colorectal cancer
Compliance
Decision making
High resolution
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mercury
Mortality
Ostomy
Patients
Physicians
Quality standards
Radiation
Radiation therapy
Rectal cancer
Rectal cancer staging
Rectal cancer surgery
Rectum
Surgery
Tumors
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Summary:•Rectal cancer treatment and outcomes is highly variable in the United States.•Rectal cancer staging is associated with receiving appropriate therapies.•Specialized, high-volume surgeons provide higher quality surgical resection.•Multidisciplinary teams and designated centers are more compliant with guidelines.•Centralizing treatment to designated rectal cancer centers will improve outcomes.
ISSN:0960-7404
1879-3320
DOI:10.1016/j.suronc.2021.101568