In a pilot study, a telephone-based dietary intervention designed to improve bowel function was shown to be widely acceptable to participants who had had surgery for rectal cancer.
OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences earned a three-year accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer, making it the only accredited program in Oklahoma and one of only three other accredited programs within a 500-mile radius to receive the accreditation from the quality program of the American College of Surgeons.
