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MERCURY The study that proved a scan can tell, before any surgery, whether the surgeon will get all of a rectal cancer out, which is why every rectal cancer in the NHS now gets an MRI first. | Colorectal cancer, Rectal cancer | uk, staging, mri | |||
MRC CR07 ISRCTN28785842 The UK trial that settled how rectal cancer is treated before surgery: five days of radiotherapy for everyone beats waiting to see who needs it afterwards. | Colorectal cancer, Rectal cancer | uk, radiotherapy | |||
STAR-TREC ISRCTN14240288 The UK-led trial asking whether people with rectal cancer can keep their rectum: give radiotherapy, see how the tumour responds, and operate only if it has to be removed. | Colorectal cancer, Rectal cancer | uk, organ-preservation |