Colorectal cancer

• Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer (CRC) 2nd edition (Dec 2005) 

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• Title/Contents/Foreword/Executive Summary
• Summary of Guidelines
• Chapter 1: Setting the scene
• Chapter 2: Primary prevention
• Chapter 3: Population screening
• Chapter 4: Communication with the patient
• Chapter 5: The patient with symptoms
• Chapter 6: Screening based on family history of colorectal cancer
• Chapter 7: High-risk familial colorectal cancer syndromes
• Chapter 8: Diagnostic tests and preoperative assessment
• Chapter 9: Management of epithelial polyps
• Chapter 10: Preparation for surgery
• Chapter 11: Elective surgery for colon cancer
• Chapter 12: Elective surgery for rectal cancer
• Chapter 13: Emergency surgery
• Chapter 14: Staging and reporting
• Chapter 15: Adjuvant therapy for colon cancer
• Chapter 16: Adjuvant therapy for rectal cancer
• Chapter 17: Follow up after curative resection for colorectal cancer
• Chapter 18: Psychosocial care
• Chapter 19: Recurrent and advanced colorectal cancer: general approach and local management
• Chapter 20: The role of systemic chemotherapy in metastatic disease
• Chapter 21: Management of liver and other distant metastases
• Chapter 22: Cost effectiveness
• Chapter 23: Socio-economic aspects in colorectal cancer
• Appendix 1
• Appendix 2
• Appendix 3
• Appendix 4
• Appendix 5