If a diagnosis of colon cancer is made, treatment is determined by the stage of the disease. In other words, earlier stages in which the cancer is small and localized may require less intervention. Typically, surgery can effectively remove small tumors and chemotherapy is prescribed to kill any...
M. (2012). Colon cancer treatment and adherence to national guidelines: Does age still matter? Journal of Geriatric on- cology, 131-137. doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2011.12.003Jonker J, Hamaker M, Soesan M, Tulner C, Kuper I. Colon Cancer treatment and adherence to guidelines: Does age still ...
It is important to mention that other types of cancer such as lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system and affects the immune system), carcinoid tumors, melanoma (the most severe form of skin cancer), and sarcomas ( a tumor that affects connective tissues) can affect colon too. That being ...
外國有普查研究顯示五十歲起進行大腸癌普查可減低大腸癌死亡率,因為大多數早期的大腸癌及良性腺瘤瘜肉並沒有病徵,當有病徵時才進行大腸鏡檢查,發現的大腸癌通常已是比較後期,因此建議五十歲無病徵人士應接受大腸癌普查檢驗。但假如家人患有大腸癌,患大腸癌機會便會較高,普查應提早於四十歲時進行。 普查的方法包括...
Stage 0– This stage is called as carcinoma. In this stage, the tumor is very small and situated in the inner layer of the colon. Surgery is the most common and only treatment used for stage 0 colon cancer. Stage I–In the 1ststage of colon cancer, the tumor has spread to the inner...
Being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer raises many questions. As the first step in taking control of your health, it's important to learn about all…
Colon cancer: prevention, diagnosis, treatment. 来自 NCBI 喜欢 0 阅读量: 16 作者:D Mccormick,PJ Kibbe,SW Morgan 摘要: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. It is third leading cause of cancer death in men behind lung and prostate ...
Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the U.S. Get the facts on colon cancer (colorectal cancer) signs, symptoms, causes, prognosis, treatment, and prevention screening through colonoscopy.
Colorectal cancer is a term that combines both colon cancer and rectal cancers. The colon and rectum are two different parts of the lower digestive tract. These different cancers also mean different approaches to treatment that may involve the use of rad
Next>Colon Cancer Treatment The symptoms of colon cancer in early stage are ofen mild or subtle, which are unnoticeable with patients and easily misdiagnosed. Therefore, it should be alerted for middle aged people or above with symptoms as follow, which could be colon cancer: change of habit ...