Colorectal cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer worldwide yet there continues to be controversy and confusion regarding the best methods and techniques for its diagnosis and management. Colon and Rectal Cancer is a clinician’s guide to major advances, including the tremendous improvements in endorectal ultrasonography, which allow a much more accurate staging of rectal tumors and surrounding lymph nodes. In addition, this comprehensive manual investigates the increasing variety of treatment options for rectal cancers at differing stages.
Individual chapters address such topics as:
- Colon and rectal polyps
- Screening for colon and rectal cancer
- Presentation and pretreatment evaluation of patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon
- Treatment of both colon and rectal cancers and their follow-up after treatment
- Neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy for adenocarcinoma of the rectum
- Treatment for metastatic disease of the colon and rectum
- Uncommon tumors of the colon and rectum
Assembled with the practicing health professional in mind, this clearly written reference will be useful to any practitioner who encounters patients suffering from these malignancies. By fully and objectively evaluating the utility and value of all pretreatment and posttreatment studies, Colon and Rectal Cancer will guide practitioners through the responsible assessment of staging, follow-up studies, and treatment modalities for those suffering from cancers of the colon and rectum.
