Recent Understanding of Colorectal Cancer Treatment / Keun-Yeong Jeong editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeong, Keun-Yeong, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colon (Anatomy)--Cancer--Treatment.

Colon (Anatomy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : IntechOpen, 2022.

Summary:

From surgery to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, attempts to conquer colorectal cancer have been ongoing for a century. Due to these efforts, the mortality rate of colorectal cancer has decreased by about 3% per year for the past 10 years. Progress in reducing mortality from colorectal cancer can be accelerated by improving screening and the use of standard care in all populations. In recent years, advanced knowledge and technologies for better efficiency in targeting colorectal cancer have been developed to improve conventional therapeutics or to propose new therapies as standard regimens. This book discusses diagnostics as well as surgical techniques using robotics, immunotherapy, and radiology-based therapy for colorectal cancer. The section on diagnostics provides information on proteomics, organoid culture techniques, and various candidate markers. The section on treatment discusses robotic surgical techniques for rectal cancer care and multidisciplinary approaches for colorectal cancer treatment. The book also examines the latest in supportive care from a nutritional and metabolic point of view.

Contents:

1. Introductory Chapter: Efforts to Conquer Colorectal Cancer from the Past to the Present

2. Utilising Proteomics and Organoid Cultures for Predicting Treatment Response in Colorectal Cancer

3. Simple and Fast DNA-Based Tool to Investigate Topoisomerase 1 Activity, a Biomarker for Drug Susceptibility in Colorectal Cancer

4. Colorectal Cancer Stages, Progress, Genetic Predisposition, and Immune Surveillance

5. Robotic Rectal Resection for Rectal Cancer: State of the Art

6. Magnetic Resonance-Guided Focused Ultrasound in the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases

7. Multidisciplinary Management of Early Rectal Cancer

8. Immunotherapy for Colorectal Cancer in the Era of Precision Medicine

9. Nutrition: A Natural and Promising Option in Colorectal Cancer Intervention

10. Understanding Sphingolipids Metabolism in Colorectal Cancer.

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