Episode 67: In the Clinic - Advances in Rectal Cancer (Part 1) with Professor Richard Adams

12/09/2025 39 min
Episode 67: In the Clinic - Advances in Rectal Cancer (Part 1) with Professor Richard Adams

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Send us a textIn this episode we venture in to a new tumour site:  Colorectal Cancer.We are joined by internationally renowned oncologist Professor Richard Adams from Velindre Cancer Centre.In Part 1 we dive in to treatment of localised rectal cancer, with a comprehensive overview of the role of radiotherapy, contact brachytherapy and total neodjuvant therapy. We also explore the evolving evidence of non-operative management of rectal cancer. We look into the OPERA (EU), OPRA (US) and RAPIDO trials and where that’s taking Rectal Cancer.

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