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From 1978 to 1983, radical surgery for colorectal cancer was performed in 319 consecutive patients who were included in a prospective evaluation of perioperative and repeated postoperative colonoscopy with polypectomy. Synchronous adenomas were
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What we do to treat rectal cancer is to use laparoscopic surgery, to use smaller incisions to do the same operation we would normally do through a big operation. Rectal cancer is in a very confined space. There are a lot of other structures in
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HNPCC is also known as Lynch syndrome or cancer family syndrome. HNPCC is a condition in which the tendency to develop colorectal cancer is inherited. “Nonpolyposis” means that colorectal cancer can occur when only a small number of polyps are
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The purpose of screening tests is to detect disease when it has not yet caused harm. For example, cancer of the large bowel (colon cancer) is detectable well before it acquires the ability to invade the rest of the body. Removal of the cancer at an
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Bile acid composition was assessed in 50 patients with colorectal cancer as compared to that in a control group of 50 subjects. The two groups were age- and sex-matched. The overall bile acid values were similar in both groups, while the relative
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One example of the value of genetic tumor markers involves the KRAS gene, EGFR, and drug treatments for colorectal cancer called EGFR inhibitors. Recently, researchers have reported that the presence or absence of a mutated copy of the KRAS in
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Main Category: Colorectal Cancer Also Included In: GastroIntestinal / Gastroenterology; Cancer / Oncology Article Date: 27 Jun 2009 - 0:00
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Of cancers that affect both men and women, this cancer is the second leading cancer killer in the U.S. In 2005, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 141,405 adults were diagnosed with colorectal cancer. They reported
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Clinical trials are key to finding new treatments for colorectal cancer. Clinical trials test the safety and effectiveness of new drugs or medical procedure and they help doctors determine if existing treatments can be used in different ways or for
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When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer, doctors need to find how advanced the disease is, or how far it has spread. This is known as staging. Staging gives doctors the information they need to develop a treatment plan.
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