ABC of Colorectal Cancer
2nd Edition
Published on 9. September 2011
72 pages
978-1-4443-4644-2 (ISBN)
Description
Colorectal cancer is a common cause of morbidity and mortality inwhich prevention, screening and early detection are vital.Beginning with the patient perspective and following the patientpathway, this new second edition covers epidemiology andprevention, screening programmes, decision support networks, therole of primary care, and supportive care for patients withcolorectal cancer.
The ABC of Colorectal Cancer provides the core knowledgeon clinical genetics, diagnosis, imaging, therapy and surgeryoptions and the latest evidence based guidelines for treating andmanaging colorectal cancer patients within the multidisciplinaryteam. Highly illustrated and accessible, it covers the fullspectrum of the disease to provide the basis to make a realdifference to clinical management.
This is an invaluable practical guide for the non-specialist onall aspects of colorectal cancer, and is ideal for generalpractitioners, junior doctors, nurses and allied healthprofessionals.
Reviews / Votes
"This short clinical review book of CRC strikes anexcellent balance being both concise but with thorough andup-to-date coverage of the subject matter. The chapters basedon their size, layout, and supporting figures are very approachableand I would suspect the book to be very useful to its intendedaudience of general practitioners and physicians in training. Thetext would seem to be most useful to those practicing clinicalmedicine, but could also serve as supplemental reading for thosepreparing for board-type examinations." (Gastroenterology, 1 August 2012) "The information in the ABC of Colorectal Cancer is verywell presented and the coverage is more than a GP would need inclinical practice." (Australian FamilyPhysician, 4 April 2012)More details
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Annie Young | Richard Hobbs | David Kerr
ABC of Colorectal Cancer
Book
11/2011
2nd Edition
BMJ BOOKS
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Persons
Annie Young, Professor of Nursing, Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, Coventry
Richard Hobbs, Professor and Head of Primary Care Health Sciences, Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford
David Kerr, Professor of Cancer Medicine, Nuffield Dept of Clinical and Laboratory Sciences, University of Oxford
Content
Contributors, vii
Preface, ix
1 The Patient Perspective 1
Kevin Bond
2 Epidemiology and Prevention 4
Peter Boyle, Patrick Mullie, Maria Paula Curado and DavidZaridze
3 Pathways of Carcinogenesis 8
Michael Christie and Oliver Sieber
4 Clinical Genetics in the Management of Colon Cancer13
Kai Ren Ong, Vicky Bowyer and Trevor Cole
5 Screening for Colorectal Cancer 19
Julietta Patnick and Wendy S. Atkin
6 Decision Support Networks 22
Matthew Kelly, Mark Austin and Sir Michael Brady
7 Pathology of Colorectal Cance, 26
Mohammad Ilyas
8 Imaging of Colorectal Cancer 31
Andrew Slater
9 The Role of Primary Care 36
Sue Wilson and Richard Hobbs
10 Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer 40
Andrew Weaver
11 Surgical Interventions 44
Shazad Ashraf and Neil Mortensen
12 Adjuvant Therapy 48
Zenia Saridaki-Zoras and David Kerr
13 Treatment of Advanced Disease 52
David Watkins and David Cunningham
14 Innovative Treatment for Colorectal Cancer 58
Joanne L. Brady and David Kerr
15 Supportive Care for Patients with Colorectal Cancer63
Pauline McCulloch and Annie Young
16 Follow-up 69
John Primrose
Index 74
