Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer: Introduction
Colorectal cancer refers to cancer of the colon (bowel)
or cancer of the rectum, depending on the region affected.
It is an under-diagnosed condition
because it has no early symptoms.
Even when symptoms occur, both the symptoms
and the diagnostic tests required are considered embarrassing
by many, leading to delayed diagnosis.
However, early diagnosis is crucial as colon cancer
is a leading cause of death.
Symptoms of Colorectal cancer
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symptoms of Colorectal cancer
Home Diagnostic Testing
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Colorectal cancer: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Colorectal cancer
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Medical Textbooks Online about Colorectal cancer
Medical Books Excerpts
- Rectal pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Rectal pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
- [ read ]
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Diagnostic Tests for Colorectal cancer
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diagnostic tests for Colorectal cancer
Wrongly Diagnosed with Colorectal cancer?
Colorectal cancer: Medical Mistakes
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Colorectal cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Colorectal cancer
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance.
The digestive system contains a...read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning).
In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over...read more »
Spitz nevi misdiagnosed as dangerous melanoma skin cancer: One possible misdiagnosis to
consider in lieu of melanoma is spitz nevi.
See melanoma and spitz nevi....read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases.
Some of the better known possibilities are peptic ulcer, colon cancer, irritable...read more »
Carcinoma right colon: Carcinoma of the right colon is not clinically apparent to the physician as that of the carcinoma of left colon as the symptoms the patient presents with...read more »
Abdominal pain in the elderly: Abdominal pain in the elderly could be due to a wide range
of diseases. The most common ones that have to be kept in mind in order not to
miss the diagnosis...read more »
Treat chronic diarrhoea seriously: Diarrhoea can be quite
frightening and stressful for the patient. Serious disorders such as colorectal
carcinoma must be considered in patients who present with a gradual onset of persistent
diarrhoea....read more »
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Colorectal cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists
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Hospitals & Clinics: Colorectal cancer
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Colorectal cancer: Rare Types
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Causes of Colorectal cancer
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Treatments for Colorectal cancer
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treatments for Colorectal cancer
Latest Treatments for Colorectal cancer
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latest treatments for Colorectal cancer
News Archives for Colorectal cancer
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Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Colorectal cancer
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Videos for Colorectal cancer
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Patient Surveys for Colorectal cancer
Prognosis for Colorectal cancer
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Reseach about Colorectal cancer
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Clinical Trials for Colorectal cancer
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally
and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Colorectal cancer include:
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Clinical Trials for Colorectal cancer
Prevention of Colorectal cancer
Prevention information for Colorectal cancer has been compiled from various data sources
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Colorectal cancer.
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Statistics for Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer: Broader Related Topics
Types of Colorectal cancer
Types of Colorectal cancer
- Stages of colorectal cancer:
- Stage 0 colorectal cancer - very early cancer of the lining.
- Stage I colorectal cancer - involving the inner wall of colon or rectum.
- Stage II colorectal cancer - cancer has spread locally beyond colon/rectum but not to lymph nodes.
- Stage III colorectal cancer - spread to lymph nodes but not further.
- more types...»
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Types of Colorectal cancer
Curable Types of Colorectal cancer
Possibly curable types of Colorectal cancer include:
- Duke stage A, B, C colon cancer
- Colonic polyps induced colon cancer
- Alcohol consumption induced colon cancer
- Red meat and processed meat induced colon cancer
- more types...»
Rare Types of Colorectal cancer:
Rare types of Colorectal cancer include:
Stories from Users Related to Colorectal cancer
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Article Excerpts about Colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is cancer of the colon or rectum. The colon and the
rectum are part of the body's digestive system, which removes nutrients
from food and stores waste until it passes out of the body. The colon and
rectum form an almost 7 foot long muscular tube called the large intestine
(also called the large bowel). (Source: excerpt from Colorectal Cancer: NWHIC)
Definitions of Colorectal cancer:
Colorectal carcinoma is a disease of Western-world lifestyle. Among both males and females, it is the second most common visceral malignancy in the United States, with an expected 185,000 new cases each year. Grossly, most colorectal carcinomas are either polypoid or of the ulcerative -infiltrating type. Adenocarcinoma is the most common carcinoma in the colon and rectum. Colorectal adenocarcinoma can be divided in three grades: Grade I (low grade or well-differentiated), grade II (average grade or moderately differentiated) and grade III (poorly differentiated). The following histopathologic features have been shown to be prognostic indicators in multivariate analysis: microacinar versus macroacinar growth pattern, endocrine cells detected by chromogranin immunohistochemistry, Crohn's-like reaction and tumor budding. The standard therapy for colorectal carcinoma is surgical resection. The 5-year crude survival rate after curative resection for colorectal carcinomas ranges between 40% and 60% in most large series (Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology, 3rd ed., 1999). --2002
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A malignant tumor of the colon; early symptom is bloody stools
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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