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<p>Contributors, vii</p> <p><b>Part 1 Diagnosis</b></p> <p>1 Epidemiology, 3<br /> <i>Mala Pande & Marsha L. Frazier</i></p> <p>2 Screening for colorectal cancer, 27<br /> <i>Robert JC Steele & Paula MacDonald</i></p> <p>3 Management of adenomas, 51<br /> <i>Sunil Dolwani, Rajvinder Singh, Noriya Uedo & Krish Ragunath</i></p> <p><b>Part 2 Histopathology</b></p> <p>4 How histopathology affects the management of the multidisciplinary team, 69<br /> <i>Dipen Maru</i></p> <p><b>Part 3 Surgical</b></p> <p>5 Radical colonic resection, 87<br /> <i>Kenichi Sugihara, Yusuke Kinugasa & Shunsuke Tsukamoto</i></p> <p>6 ExtraLevator AbdominoPerineal Excision (ELAPE) for advanced low rectal cancer, 104<br /> <i>Brendan J. Moran & Timothy J. Moore</i></p> <p>7 Neoadjuvant therapy without surgery for early stage rectal cancer?, 126<br /> <i>Thomas D. Pinkney & Simon P. Bach</i></p> <p>8 Minimally invasive surgery for rectal cancer and robotics, 150<br /> <i>David Jayne & Gregory Taylor</i></p> <p>9 Surgery for anal cancer, 163<br /> <i>John H. Scholefield</i></p> <p><b>Part 4 Oncology</b></p> <p>10 Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy, 179<br /> <i>Stephen Staal, Karen Daily & Carmen Allegra</i></p> <p>11 Long- versus short-course radiotherapy for rectal cancer, 200<br /> <i>Manisha Palta, Christopher G. Willett & Brian G. Czito</i></p> <p>12 More treatment is not necessarily better – limited options for chemotherapeutic radiosensitization, 218<br /> <i>Daedong Kim</i></p> <p>13 Controversies in advanced disease – surgical approaches for metastatic resection, 227<br /> <i>Amanda B. Cooper, Thomas A. Aloia, Jean-Nicolas Vauthey & Steven A. Curley</i></p> <p>14 Controversies in chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer, 243<br /> <i>Ludmila Katherine Martin & Tanios Bekaii-Saab</i></p> <p><b>Part 5 Outcomes</b></p> <p>15 What is the role of surveillance for colorectal cancer?, 263<br /> <i>Daedong Kim</i></p> <p><b>Part 6 Vignettes</b></p> <p>16 The young patient with colorectal cancer – genetic counseling discussion, 275<br /> <i>Sarah Bannon, Maureen E. Mork & Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas</i></p> <p>17 Best practices of supportive care while receiving chemotherapy, 286<br /> <i>Maura Polansky</i></p> <p>18 Palliative care vignettes, 292<br /> <i>Jenny Wei & Egidio Del Fabbro</i></p> <p>Index, 299</p>

<b>John H. Scholefield, FRCS, ChM, </b>Head, Division of GI Surgery & Professor of Surgery, University Hospital, Nottingham, UK <p><b>Cathy Eng, MD, FACP, </b>Associate Professor & Associate Medical Director, Colorectal Center, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA</p>

<p><i>Colorectal Cancer: Diagnosis and Clinical Management</i> provides colorectal surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists with an authoritative, practical guide to best practice in the diagnosis and clinical management of colorectal cancer.</p> <p>Covering all forms of treatment including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, it examines the various new and emerging therapies, new strategies for screening and prevention, as well as the latest guidance on the most challenging and controversial aspects of managing colorectal cancer.</p> <p>The authors present important information on:</p> <ul> <li>Controversies in adjuvant chemotherapy</li> <li>Long versus short course radiotherapy</li> <li>Minimally invasive surgery and robotics</li> <li>Radical colonic resection</li> </ul> <p>Each chapter contains key points, tips and tricks and clinical case studies to aid rapid browsing and knowledge of the basic principles, while self-assessment questions allow readers to test their clinical knowledge.</p> <p>With leading international surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists combining to offer their considerable wealth of expertise and knowledge, <i>Colorectal Cancer</i> is a well-balanced, indispensable resource for all those involved in colorectal cancer management.</p> <p><b>Titles of Related Interest<br /></b><i>Practical Colonoscopy</i><br />Waye<br />ISBN: 9780470670583</p> <p><i>Handbook of Gastrointestinal Cancer</i><br />Jankowski<br />ISBN: 978-0-470-65624-2</p> <p>Website www.wiley.com/go/gastro</p>

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