Colorectal cancer : Colon (anatomy), Vermiform appendix, Adenoma, Rectum, Colorectal polyp, Benign, Colonoscopy, Adenomatosis polyposis coli

Frederic P. Miller

ISBN 10: 6130799039 / ISBN 13: 9786130799038

Edité par Omniscriptum, 2010

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the fifth most common form of cancer in the United States and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. Colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-shaped growths are usually benign, but some develop into cancer over time. Localized colon cancer is usually diagnosed through colonoscopy. Invasive cancers that are confined within the wall of the colon (TNM stages I and II) are curable with surgery. If untreated, they spread to regional lymph nodes (stage III), where up to 73% are curable by surgery and chemotherapy. Cancer that metastasizes to distant sites (stage IV) is usually not curable, although chemotherapy can extend survival, and in rare cases, surgery and chemotherapy together have seen patients through to a cure. Radiation is used with rectal cancer.

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• Titre: Colorectal cancer : Colon (anatomy), Vermiform appendix, Adenoma, Rectum, Colorectal polyp, Benign, Colonoscopy, Adenomatosis polyposis coli
• Éditeur: Omniscriptum
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 6130799039
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9786130799038
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 220 L x 150 H x 6 P (en millimètres) 220 millimètres de largeur par 150 millimètres de hauteur par 6 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 149 grammes

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or large bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. With 655,000 deaths worldwide per year, it is the fifth most common form of cancer in the United States and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the Western world. Colorectal cancers arise from adenomatous polyps in the colon. These mushroom-shaped growths are usually benign, but some develop into cancer over time. Localized colon cancer is usually diagnosed through colonoscopy. Invasive cancers that are confined within the wall of the colon (TNM stages I and II) are curable with surgery. If untreated, they spread to regional lymph nodes (stage III), where up to 73% are curable by surgery and chemotherapy. Cancer that metastasizes to distant sites (stage IV) is usually not curable, although chemotherapy can extend survival, and in rare cases, surgery and chemotherapy together have seen patients through to a cure. Radiation is used with rectal cancer.