Pieces of Interest from COMP for the Week of August 14 - Radiation Can Be Omitted in Many Patients With Rectal Cancer/Register for the COMP and CCPM AGMs/CAP Recommendations
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- Radiotherapy, a standard part of the protocol in patients with resectable rectal cancer, can be omitted in a substantial proportion of patients without any apparent change in long-term outcome, according to a large phase 3 trial.
- Register today for the COMP and CCPM Annual General Meetings!
COMP Annual General Meeting
CCPM Annual General Meeting - Read the latest recommendations from the Canadian Association of Physicists in advance of the 2024 budget.
Published on August 14, 2023
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