Spread Of Rectal Cancer To Lymph Nodes More Likely At Younger Age

Rectal cancer is more likely to spread to the lymph nodes in younger patients, according to new findings that Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers will be presenting on October 29 at the American Society for Radiation Oncology's 54th Annual Meeting. The results - which are the first of their kind - suggest that doctors should search for spreading more aggressively in these patients. Once rectal cancer has spread to the lymph nodes, it is more likely to return to the pelvis following surgery... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..