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Adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: Carcinoma of the large bowel is the second most common cause of cancer death in males and females combined.The place of surgical resection in the treatment and cure of patients with carcinoma of the large bowel is well established.Because many patients with colorectal carcinoma have disease that is surgically incurable at the time of presentation, the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and x-ray therapy have both played a role, either alone or together, in their clinical management.In this issue of Current Problems in Surgery, Dr. Alfred Cohen and his distinguished colleagues have cooperatively written a monograph on "Adjuvant Therapy for Colorectal Cancer."This is an excellent summary of the state of the art in the treatment of patients with this generally aggressive disease.This is a monograph written by a team of oncologists from internal medicine, radiation therapy, and surgery.This team approach to writing the monograph demonstrates the therapeutic interdependency of these clinical disciplines.Readers will find this monograph highly informative and current.We are indebted to this talented group of clinical scientists for this splendid contribution.

Source: Current Problems in Surgery

DOI: 10.1016/s0011-3840(97)80013-5