TY - CHAP AU - Emilia Balboa AU - Goretti Duran AU - Maria Jesus Lamas AU - Antonio Gomez-Caamaño AU - Catuxa Celeiro-Muñoz AU - Rafael Lopez AU - Angel Carracedo AU - Francisco Barros ED - Giulio Aniello Santoro Y1 - 2011-10-10 PY - 2011 T1 - Role of Tumor Tissue Analysis in Rectal Cancer Pharmacogenetics N2 - Dramatic improvements in medicine over the last few years have resulted in more reliable and accessible diagnostics and treatment of rectal cancer. Given the complex physiopathology of this tumor, the approach should not be limited to a single specialty but should involve a number of specialties (surgery, gastroenterology, radiology, biology, oncology, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, physiotherapy) in an integrated fashion. The subtitle of this book "A Multidisciplinary Approach to Management" encompasses this concept. We have endeavored, with the help of an international group of contributors, to provide an up-to-date and authoritative account of the management of rectal tumor. BT - Rectal Cancer SP - Ch. 14 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/25556 DO - 10.5772/25556 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-19 ER -