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Colorectal cancer

Medical Journal of Australia, 1999
Colorectal cancer is the leading cause, after lung cancer, of death from cancer in Australia. About 50% of colorectal cancers are attributed to dietary factors and about 15%-20% to genetic factors, including high risk familial syndromes. The most common presenting symptoms are rectal bleeding (left-sided cancers) and iron-deficiency anaemia (right ...
P J, Prichard, J J, Tjandra
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Colorectal cancer

The Lancet, 2019
Several decades ago, colorectal cancer was infrequently diagnosed. Nowadays, it is the world's fourth most deadly cancer with almost 900 000 deaths annually. Besides an ageing population and dietary habits of high-income countries, unfavourable risk factors such as obesity, lack of physical exercise, and smoking increase the risk of colorectal cancer ...
Dekker, Evelien   +4 more
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Colorectal cancer

The Lancet, 2014
More than 1·2 million patients are diagnosed with colorectal cancer every year, and more than 600,000 die from the disease. Incidence strongly varies globally and is closely linked to elements of a so-called western lifestyle. Incidence is higher in men than women and strongly increases with age; median age at diagnosis is about 70 years in developed ...
Harpreet Wasan, Richard Adams
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Colorectal cancer

The Lancet, 2010
Substantial progress has been made in colorectal cancer in the past decade. Screening, used to identify individuals at an early stage, has improved outcome. There is greater understanding of the genetic basis of inherited colorectal cancer and identification of patients at risk.
David, Cunningham   +6 more
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Colorectal cancer

The Lancet
Despite decreased incidence rates in average-age onset patients in high-income economies, colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the world, with increasing rates in emerging economies. Furthermore, early onset colorectal cancer (age ≤50 years) is of increasing concern globally.
Eng, Cathy   +8 more
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Colorectal Cancer Epidemiology: Recent trends and Impact on Outcomes.

Current Drug Targets, 2020
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related death in the world with an estimated number of 1.8 million new cases and about 881,000 deaths worldwide in 2018.
F. Baidoun   +8 more
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Colorectal cancer

The Lancet, 2005
Every year, more than 945000 people develop colorectal cancer worldwide, and around 492000 patients die. This form of cancer develops sporadically, in the setting of hereditary cancer syndromes, or on the basis of inflammatory bowel diseases. Screening and prevention programmes are available for all these causes and should be more widely publicised ...
Jürgen, Weitz   +5 more
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Leucovorin and fluorouracil with or without oxaliplatin as first-line treatment in advanced colorectal cancer.

Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2000
PURPOSE In a previous study of treatment for advanced colorectal cancer, the LV5FU2 regimen, comprising leucovorin (LV) plus bolus and infusional fluorouracil (5FU) every 2 weeks, was superior to the standard North Central Cancer Treatment Group/Mayo ...
A. Gramont   +17 more
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Colorectal Cancer

DeckerMed Family Medicine, 2017
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Although environmental factors, including diet and lifestyle, clearly play a role in the etiology of colorectal cancer, as many as 25% of patients with colorectal cancer have a family history of the disease, which suggests the ...
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Colorectal cancer

Nursing Standard, 1989
Early diagnosis and simpler, less drastic treatment may be possible for people with colorectal cancer.
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