Table 2.
Treatment | Overall responses, % | Responses by practice region, % | Responses according to surgeon training, % | |||
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Atlantic | Central | West | Fellowship* | Other | ||
Neoadjuvant therapy and low anterior resection† | 78 | 66 | 81 | 77 | 97 | 74 |
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Low anterior resection ± adjuvant therapy based on pathology† | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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Referral to a specialized treatment centre† | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
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APR and neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy | 12 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
APR = abdominoperineal resection.
Colorectal/surgical oncology fellowship.
Indicates a correct response.