Adjuvant therapy of colorectal cancer
| Autor: | David J. Kerr, R Midgley |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Male medicine.medical_specialty Antimetabolites Antineoplastic Colorectal cancer medicine.medical_treatment Adenocarcinoma Resection Metastasis Internal medicine medicine Adjuvant therapy Humans Stage (cooking) Aged Postoperative chemotherapy business.industry Cancer General Medicine Genetic Therapy Middle Aged medicine.disease Chemotherapy Adjuvant Chemotherapy Cancer Regional Perfusion Female Radiotherapy Adjuvant Fluorouracil Immunotherapy business Colorectal Neoplasms Adjuvant |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Because more than half of patients with no macroscopic sign of residual tumor nonetheless die of recurrence or metastasis, adjuvant treatments before or after resection may hold special importance. The two best-proved strategies are postoperative chemotherapy for stage C colon cancer and preoperative radiotherapy for stage B or C rectal cancer. Progress also continues toward several novel interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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