Books /Colorectal Cancer: From Diagnosis to Treatment

9781639273492

American Medical Publishers

English

2021

212

$ 141.99

Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the colon or the rectum. It initiates as small, noncancerous clumps of cells called polyps that mature and become colorectal cancer. It is caused due to the abnormal growth of the cells in the colon or the rectum. Some of its prominent symptoms are a persistent change in bowel habits, rectal bleeding, persistent abdominal discomfort, weakness, and unexplained weight loss. Colorectal cancer can be diagnosed by colonoscopy and blood tests. The treatment for colorectal cancer comprises chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted drug therapy and palliative care. It can also be treated through surgeries such as polypectomy, endoscopic mucosal resection, laparoscopic surgery, a partial colectomy, lymph node removal, and surgery to remove a way for waste to leave the body. This book elucidates the concepts and therapies in relation to colorectal cancer. Different approaches, evaluations, methodologies, and advanced studies on this disease have been included in it. This book will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.