Colorectal cancer (CRC) is currently the third leading cause of death among men and women in the United States. The etiology of CRC is multifactorial, resulting in a heterogeneous disease. Patients who present with small, superficially invasive tumors can generally be treated with local resection....
106,970 new cases of colon cancer 46,050 new cases of rectal cancer The rate of people being diagnosed with colon or rectal cancer each year has dropped overall since the mid-1980s, mainly because more people are getting screened and changing their lifestyle-related risk factors. Tips for ...
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 radiation and chemotherapy in addition to surger...
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Colorectal cancer or colon and rectal cancer: A clinicopathological comparison between colon and rectal carcinomas Clinicopathological comparison between colonic and rectal carcinomas. Oncology. 2007;73(1-2):52- 57.Li M, Li JY, Zhao AL, et al.: Colorectal cancer or colon and rectal cancer? Cli...
Obesity and colon and rectal cancer risk: a meta-analysis of prospective studies BACKGROUND: Whereas obesity has been associated with an increased risk of colon cancer in men, a weak or no association has been observed in women. Results... SC Larsson,A Wolk - 《American Journal of Clinical...
There are many gaps in our knowledge concerning the development of cancer in polyps of the colon and rectum, but there are abundant clinical and pathologic data indicating an intimate relation between the two conditions. Sigmoidoscopy should be part of every complete physical examination, and ...
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Colorectal cancer patients are commonly considered a single entity in outcomes studies. This is particularly true for quality of life (QOL) studies. This study aims to compare oncologic and QOL outcomes between right colon, left colon, and rectal cancer in patients operated on in a single high-...
Pathology grading of colon cancer surgical resection and its association with survival: a retrospective observational study SummaryBackground High-quality rectal cancer surgery is known to improve patient outcome. We aimed to assess the quality of colon cancer surgery by studyin......