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1 December 2012

A Retrospective Chart Review Validates Indicator Results and Provides Insight into Reasons for Non-Concordance with Evidence-Based Guidelines

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Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Curr. Oncol.2012, 19(6), 329-331;https://doi.org/10.3747/co.19.1224
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As part of the system performance initiative of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, indicators measuring treatment practice patterns across the country relative to evidence-based guidelines were first published in 2010 and are updated annually. Among the treatment indicators examined is the percentage of resected stage ii and iii rectal cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant (preoperative) radiation therapy (RT), the treatment approach recommended for locally advanced rectal cancer

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