Colon Cancer | Dr. Tony Talebi discusses the Treatment of Stage IV Metastatic Colon Cancer
Dr Tony Talebi discusses the treatment of stage IV metastatic colon cancer with Dr Rocha Lima. For further discussion please visit www.HemOnc101.com Treatment of stage 4 metastatic colon cancer Colon cancer is a common and lethal disease. It is estimated that approximately 141210 new cases of large bowel cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2011, including about 101000 colon and 40000 rectal cancers. Approximately 49380 Americans are expected to die of large bowel cancer this year. Although colon cancer mortality has been progressively declining since 1990 at a rate of about 3 percent per year, it still remains the second most common cause of cancer death in the US. Screening with fecal occult blood testing, colonoscopy, or radiology can lead to diagnosis at an earlier stage of disease and therefore reduce mortality. Symptoms of colon cancer are typically due to growth of the tumor into the lumen of the colon or adjacent structures. As a result, symptomatic presentation is often a manifestation of relatively advanced colon cancer. The majority of patients presenting with symptomatic colon cancer have blood in the stool, abdominal pain, otherwise unexplained iron deficiency anemia and a change in bowel habits Surgical resection is the primary treatment modality for colon cancer, and outcome is most closely related to the extent of disease at presentation. Here, Dr. Tony Talebi discusses the treatment of stage 4 metastatic colon cancer with Dr. Caio Rocha Lima …
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