Colorectal cancer

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gearhart, Susan L., Ahuja, Nita.
Format: Electronic
Published: Philadelphia Saunders/Elsevier, 2011
Series:Early diagnosis and treatment of cancer series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Epidemiology and risk factors of colorectal cancer / Kathryn M. Chu
  • Presentation and initial evaluation of colorectal cancer / Susan Tsai and Susan L. Gearhart
  • Hereditary colorectal cancer and polyp syndromes / Francis M. Giardiello
  • Genetic screening / Cheryl J. Pendergrass
  • Behavior and dietary modification in the prevention of colon cancer / Stephanie Downing, Emmanouil P. Pappou, and Nita Ahuja
  • Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer / Melissa A. Munsell and Francis M. Giardiello
  • Fecal occult blood test / Michel A. Kafrouni and John H. Kwon
  • Colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy in colorectal cancer screening and
  • Surveillance / Michelle N. Zikusoka and John H. Kwon
  • Stool and blood sampling for early detection of colorectal cancer / Jason K. Sicklick and Nita Ahuja
  • Radiologic techniques : virtual colonoscopy / Karen M. Horton
  • Preoperative evaluation / Jerry Stonemetz, Nicole A. Phillips, and Susan L. Gearhart
  • Limited resection : indications, techniques, and outcomes of transanal excision and
  • Transanal endoscopic microsurgery / Elizabeth C. Wick
  • Minimally invasive techniques : indications, techniques, and outcomes / Susan L. Gearhart
  • Endoscopic techniques in colorectal neoplasia / Eun i. Shin and Samuel A. Giday
  • Open surgical techniques in colorectal cancer / Vanita Ahuja
  • Systemic therapy for colon cancer / Khaled El-Shami, Sujatha Nallapareddy, and Wells Messersmith
  • Radiation therapy for colorectal adenocarcinoma : external beam and intraoperative
  • Radiation therapy / Joseph M. Herman and Timothy M. Pawlik
  • Surveillance and follow-up / Matthew T. Hueman and Nita Ahuja
  • Clinical trials : why participate? / Jamila Mwidau and David Chang
  • Vaccines and immunotherapy / Ajay Jain and Richard Schulick
  • Genetic profiling in colorectal cancer / Debashish Bose and Nita Ahuja
  • Coping with colorectal cancer / Eden R. Stotsky.