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Rectal Cancer Surgery: Anyone have LAR (low anterior resection)?

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Hello @williamjohn52 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. You mentioned in your post that the tumor had shrunk. That is good news. Did it shrink due to chemotherapy or radiation?

How are you feeling?

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williamjohn52 | @williamjohn52 | 15 hours ago

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Hi Teresa. It shrunk from the radiation. Apparently the Folfox5 was ineffective.

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