What Has Changed in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer?

Autor: Fatin Rüştü POLAT, Yasin DURAN, İhsan GÜNDÜZ
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 6-8 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2587-0262
DOI: 10.4274/nkmj.galenos.2020.659053
Popis: Colorectal cancer (CRC); is the most common malignancy in the gastrointestinal tract. CRC is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in the worldwide. CRC is the third most common cancer-related death in both men and women globally. The overall 5-year survival rate is 50% last decade (1975). Currently this rate is over 75-80%. In this case; early diagnosis, prevention and effective treatment methods were the main factors. Nowadays, Genetic Analysis test, Fecal Occult Blood testing and colonoscopy methods are used in screening. Genetic Analysis testing is the best method for the lead time. In addition, polypectomy was performed in precarious patients and was classified as preventable disease.
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