ABSTRACT
Colorectal cancer is one of the major malignancies affecting westernized societies, both in terms of incidence and as a cause of mortality: it is, however, a preventable and a detectable disease. Although most countries do not actively promote preventive policies for their general population, this trend is gradually changing. In line with this curr
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|14 pages
Colorectal cancer: How big is the problem, why prevent it, and how might it present?
Stephen J Spann, Paul Rozen, Bernard Levin, Graeme P Young The size of the problem
chapter 9|14 pages
When colorectal cancer is detected, what treatment should follow?
Bernard Levin, John Skibber, Paul Rozen, Graeme P Young Primary treatment of colorectal cancer
chapter 10|16 pages
The pros and cons of population-based colorectal cancer preventive strategies
Stephen J Spann, Paul Rozen, Bernard Levin, Graeme P Young Primary prevention: can we prevent colorectal cancer?
