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Robert Steele
Researcher at University of Dundee
Publications - 519
Citations - 24225
Robert Steele is an academic researcher from University of Dundee. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Colorectal cancer. The author has an hindex of 74, co-authored 492 publications receiving 21963 citations. Previous affiliations of Robert Steele include Harvard University & NHS Tayside.
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Preoperative radiotherapy versus selective postoperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer (MRC CR07 and NCIC-CTG C016): a multicentre, randomised trial
David Sebag-Montefiore,Richard Stephens,Robert Steele,John R. T. Monson,Robert Grieve,S. Khanna,Phil Quirke,Jean Couture,Catherine de Metz,Arthur Sun Myint,E M Bessell,Gareth Griffiths,L.C. Thompson,Mahesh K. B. Parmar +13 more
TL;DR: Results from this randomised trial provide convincing and consistent evidence that short-course preoperative radiotherapy is an effective treatment for patients with operable rectal cancer.
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Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups (update from 2002)
Stuart Cairns,John H. Scholefield,Robert Steele,Malcolm G. Dunlop,Huw Thomas,Gareth Evans,Jayne Eaden,Matthew D. Rutter,Wendy P Atkin,Brian P. Saunders,Anneke Lucassen,Paul Jenkins,Peter D. Fairclough,Christopher R J Woodhouse,Ireland +14 more
TL;DR: Advice on the appropriateness, method and frequency of screening for people at moderate and high risk from colorectal cancer and for those with inflammatory bowel disease is provided.
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Effect of the plane of surgery achieved on local recurrence in patients with operable rectal cancer: a prospective study using data from the MRC CR07 and NCIC-CTG CO16 randomised clinical trial
Phil Quirke,Phil Quirke,Robert Steele,John R. T. Monson,Robert Grieve,S. Khanna,Jean Couture,Christopher J. O'Callaghan,Arthur Sun Myint,E M Bessell,L.C. Thompson,Mahesh K. B. Parmar,Richard Stephens,David Sebag-Montefiore +13 more
TL;DR: In rectal cancer, the plane of surgery achieved is an important prognostic factor for local recurrence, and both a negative circumferential resection margin and a superior plane of Surgery achieved were associated with lowLocal recurrence rates.
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The p53 tumour suppressor gene
TL;DR: Current understanding of the p53 tumour suppressor gene function and potential clinical significance is reviewed.
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The colorectal adenoma–carcinoma sequence
TL;DR: The evidence supporting the hypothesis that the adenoma–carcinoma sequence represents the process by which most, if not all, colorectal cancers arise has increased rapidly in recent years and is reviewed critically.