Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal Cancer: Diagnosis and Clinical Management provides colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists with an authoritative, practical guide to best practice in the diagnosis and clinical management of colorectal cancer. Covering all forms of treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, it examines the various new and emerging therapies, new strategies for screening and prevention, as well as the latest guidance on the most challenging and controversial aspects of managing colorectal cancer. The authors present important information on: Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy Long versus short course radiotherapy Minimally invasive surgery and robotics Radical colonic resection Each chapter contains key points, tips and tricks and clinical case studies to aid rapid browsing and knowledge of the basic principles, while self-assessment questions allow readers to test their clinical knowledge. With leading international surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists combining to offer their considerable wealth of expertise and knowledge, Colorectal Cancer is a well-balanced, indispensable resource for all those involved in colorectal cancer management. Table of Contents 1 Epidemiology Mala Pande and Marsha L. Frazier Diagnosis 2 Screening for colorectal cancer Robert JC Steele and Paula MacDonald 3 Management of Adenomas Sunil Dolwani, Rajvinder Singh, Noriya Uedo and Krish Ragunath Histopathology 4 How Histopathology Affects the Management of the Multidisciplinary Team Dipen Maru Surgical 5 Radical colonic resection Kenichi Sugihara, Yusuke Kinugasa, Shunsuke Tsukamoto 6 Extralevator Abdominoperineal Excision (ELAPE) for Advanced Low Rectal Cancer Brendan J. Moran and Timothy J. Moore 7 Neoadjuvant therapy without surgery for early stage rectal cancer? Thomas D Pinkney, Simon P Bach 8 Minimally Invasive Surgery for Rectal Cancer and Robotics David Jayne & Gregory Taylor 9 Surgery for Anal cancer John H. Scholefield Oncology 10 Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy Stephen Staal, Carmen Allegra 11 Long versus Short Course Radiotherapy for Rectal Cancer Manisha Palta, Christopher Willett & Brian Czito 12 More treatment is not necessarily better – limited options for chemotherapeutic radiosensitization Daedong Kim 13 Controversies in advanced disease—surgical approaches for metastatic resection Amanda B. Cooper, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey, Steven A. Curley 14 Controversies in Chemotherapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Ludmila Katherine Martin and Tanios Bekaii-Saab Outcomes 15 What is the role of surveillance for colorectal cancer? Daedong Kim Vignettes 16 The Young Patient with Colorectal Cancer—Genetic Counseling Discussion Sarah A. Bannon, Maureen E. Mork and Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas 17 Best practices of supportive care while receiving chemotherapy: anti-emetics, diarrhea, anorexia, dermatologic recommendations Maura Polansky 18 Palliative Care Vignettes Jenny Wei and Egidio Del Fabbro