Author: TAYLOR, IRVING
Title: Fast Facts: Colorectal Cancer (Fast Facts).
Description: Health Press Limited, UK, 2002. Second Edition, Softcover. Fine Condition. 9781903734087 76 pages. Available Now. Book Description: Early diagnosis and appropriate surgical therapy are essential if the patient is to be offered the best chance of cure from colorectal cancer. The family physician is key, therefore, in the early diagnosis of this disease and in providing subsequent support services. Fast Facts: Colorectal Cancer delivers, concisely, and in the highly practical and applied format synonymous with the Series, the essential information required by the family physician and support team to offer optimal service to patients with this all too common disorder. Highlights the very latest developments in chemotherapy and radiotherapy Reviews recent progress with screening and in our understanding of genetic changes associated with invasive tumour development Expert guidance on diagnosis, screening and therapeutic options Section on future trends offers insightful views on likely advances in prevention, screening, diagnosis and new therapies Contents: Epidemiology and pathophysiology; Clinical presentation; Diagnosis and staging; Screening and high-risk patients; Treatment of the primary disease; Large bowel obstruction; Advanced and recurrent disease; Multidisciplinary management; Future trends. : Review: The facts are up-to-date and the authors must be congratulated for the readability of the book....Whilst this book is aimed primarily at GPs, it is recommended that medical and nursing students may find it useful, together with healthcare professionals who work with colorectal cancer patients . --Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health : About the Author: Irving Taylor Professor of Surgery and Head of Department, Chairman of the Academic Division of Surgical Specialties, Royal Free and University College London, Medical School, University College, London, UK Julio Garcia-Aguilar Professor of Surgery, Chief, Section of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California at San Francisco, USA Stanley M. Goldberg Clinical Professor of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Medicine & Health; Paperback; ISBN: 1903734088. ISBN/EAN: 9781903734087. Inventory No: F201-1220.

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