Background: The main objective of this study was to investigate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in terms of symptoms and functional outcomes in disease-free survivors of rectal cancer.

背景：本研究的主要目的是调查直肠癌无病生存患者的健康相关生存质量(HRQOL)。HRQOL包括症状及功能的表现。

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It is 10 in. (25 cm) long, allowing the entire rectal lining to be examined for evidence of disease.

这种管子长25公分，能使整个直肠得到检查，看是否有生病的症状。

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Objective To study the outcome of surgical versus non-surgical treatment of recurrent disease following an initial resection of a potentially curable rectal cancer.

目的：针对直肠癌根治术后复发病例，研究手术与非手术治疗的疗效。

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Although there doesn't appear to be a direct link between diverticular disease and colon or rectal cancer, diverticular disease may make cancer more difficult to diagnose.

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Hence the birth of companies such as Centocor, which makes drugs for heart disease and may soon have new ones for colo-rectal and prostate cancers.

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