PURPOSE: In the literature, a favorable prognosis was observed for complete pathologic
response after preoperative therapy (ypCR) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. The …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the accuracy of contrast material–enhanced multi–detector row
computed tomographic (CT) colonography for preoperative staging of colorectal cancer. …

Lipids play critical functions in cellular survival, proliferation, interaction and death, since
they are involved in chemical-energy storage, cellular signaling, cell membranes, and cell–cell …

Neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) followed by total mesorectal excision (TME)
represents the standard treatment for patients with locally advanced (≥ T3 or N+) rectal cancer (…

A proprietary lecithin delivery system of curcumin (Meriva) was evaluated in a controlled
study to assess its efficacy in alleviating the side effects of cancer chemo‐ and radiotherapy in …

Purpose: To evaluate whether or not an intermediate dose of preoperative external radiation
therapy intensified by systemic chemotherapy could improve the tumor response, sphincter …

Purpose To evaluate diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for assessment of treatment response
in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) 8 weeks after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (…

MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small, non-coding, RNAs with gene expression regulator roles. As
an important class of regulators of many cellular pathways, miRNAs are involved in many …

AIM: To ascertain if breast cancer subtypes had prognostic effect on breast cancer specific
survival, distant metastases and local relapse rates in women affected by early stage breast …

Italy experienced one of the world’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks and healthcare systems
had to instantly reorganise activity. The Italian Radiation Oncology Departments adapted …