Habr Gama: Watch and Wait Approach to Rectal Cancer – A Case Report
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Habr Gama: Watch and Wait Approach to Rectal Cancer – A Case Report
Dr Akhil Vincent , Dr Shashirekha C A
Introduction
Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In 2020, more than 1.9 million new cases of colorectal cancer and more than 930 000 deaths due to colorectal cancer were estimated to have occurred worldwide . Dr. Angelita Habr-Gama first put forth the "watch and wait" strategy in Brazil in 2009 for conservative management of carcinoma rectum. Imaging, endoscopy, and close surveillance physical examinations are performed on patients with complete clinical response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation. Here, we go over how rectal cancer is managed, how the "watch and wait" strategy came to be, and its results.
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