Validated colon cancer risk assessment tool for patients undergoing colonoscopyFay Kastrinos
2 Take the risk assessment How common are colorectal polyps? The prevalence of colorectal polyps increases with age2 and, while most polyps won’t develop into colon cancer,2 75% of all CRC cases develop from adenomatous polyps.2 That’s why a screening colonoscopy is so important. During ...
Adjuvant (postoperative) therapy is used in selected patients with stage II colon cancer who are at high risk of recurrence, and is standard for stage III colon cancer. Regimens used for systemic chemotherapy may include the following: Fluorouracil (5-fluorouracil; 5-FU) Capecitabine Oxaliplatin Co...
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Utilizing the SEER database, we developed a competing risk model along with a nomogram designed for the early identification of colon cancer-specific morta
Cancer of the colon is more frequent than rectal cancer: in high-risk populations the ratio is 2: 1, while in low-risk countries rates are generally similar. In Europe ∼250 000 new colon cancer cases are diagnosed each year, accounting for ∼9 % overall. Rates increase with ...
All men and women should be offered colon cancer screening beginning at age 45 to avoid colon or rectal cancer misdiagnosis. Men and women at increased risk, such as those with a family history of colorectal cancer, should be offered colon cancer screening at an earlier point in time. ...
Finally, ctDNA monitoring, also known as liquid biopsy, is a promising tool under investigation to identify patients with high risk of recurrence after primary tumour resection. Indeed, ctDNA detection after stage II colon cancer resection has been demonstrated to provide direct evidence of residual...
Changes in morphology and organization of collagen fibers contribute to the formation of microenvironment that favors cancer progression and development of metastasis. However, there are only few data about remodelling of collagen fibers in healthy looking mucosa distant from the cancer. Using SHG ...
Finding a reliable biomarker for minimal residual disease assessment is needed and circulating tumor DNA has shown incredible promise in colon cancer.