Alexander T. Hawkins

Factors Associated With Receipt of Adjuvant Radiation in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

ABSTRACT Background Neoadjuvant radiotherapy (RT) has been the standard of care for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) for over two decades. Adjuvant RT use in LARC represents a deviation from standard care and warrants further investigation. Objectives To identify factors ass...

A Multicenter Prospective, Observational Study of Observation Versus Colectomy in Recurrent Diverticulitis

BACKGROUND: Understanding changes in quality of life that occur with colectomy is critical to decision-making in management of recurrent diverticulitis. We hypothesized that patients choosing colectomy at surgical consultation would report better disease-specific quality of life...