Colorectal Cancer - Couverture souple

Taylor, Irving; Goldberg, Stanley M.; Garcia-Aguilar, Julio

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1903734088 ISBN 13 : 9781903734087

Editeur : Health Press Limited, 2002

Synopsis

Colorectal cancer remains one of the most common malignancies affecting western civilization. Awareness of the symptoms associated with this disease is extremely important. It can present in a variety of ways, from vague abdominal pain with a change in bowel habit to a major acute emergency with large bowel obstruction, or even with perforation. Patients should be referred for investigation and treatment at the earliest opportunity. Recent developments in chemotherapy and radiotherapy have provided opportunities for adjuvant therapy, and also help in patients with recurrent or advanced disease. The family physician is key in the overall management of patients with colorectal cancer, as well as providing subsequent support services. This new edition of "Fast Facts: Colorectal Cancer" delivers, concisely, the important information required to give an optimal service to patients with this common disorder.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Early diagnosis and appropriate surgical therapy are essential if the patient is to be offered the best chance of cure from colorectal cancer. The family physician is key, therefore, in the early diagnosis of this disease and in providing subsequent support services. Fast Facts: Colorectal Cancer delivers, concisely, and in the highly practical and applied format synonymous with the Series, the essential information required by the family physician and support team to offer optimal service to patients with this all too common disorder. Highlights the very latest developments in chemotherapy and radiotherapy Reviews recent progress with screening and in our understanding of genetic changes associated with invasive tumour development Expert guidance on diagnosis, screening and therapeutic options Section on future trends offers insightful views on likely advances in prevention, screening, diagnosis and new therapies Contents: Epidemiology and pathophysiology; Clinical presentation; Diagnosis and staging; Screening and high-risk patients; Treatment of the primary disease; Large bowel obstruction; Advanced and recurrent disease; Multidisciplinary management; Future trends.

Biographie de l'auteur

Irving Taylor Professor of Surgery and Head of Department, Chairman of the Academic Division of Surgical Specialties, Royal Free and University College London, Medical School, University College, London, UK Julio Garcia-Aguilar Professor of Surgery, Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, USA Stanley M. Goldberg Clinical Professor of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Health Press Limited
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1903734088
• ISBN 13: 9781903734087
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 75
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible