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The main treatments for bowel cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
For information about these and any alternative treatments, follow the links below.
Reviewed September 2008
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Adjuvant therapy for completely resected stage II colon cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in the Western world. A large proportion of colon cancer patients can be cured by surgical resection alone. For those patients with lymph node positive (stage III) disease, the recurrence rat...
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Jul 2008
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Bowel cancer treatments
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myDr
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The main treatments for bowel cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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Jan 2002
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Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: consumer summary
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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This consumer summary discusses the use of self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) for obstruction of the colon and rectum caused by cancer. ASERNIP-S looked at the safety and effectiveness of SEMS compared with surgery for this condition.
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Aug 2006
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Laparoscopic hepatic artery infusion pump (update)
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on laparoscopic hepatic artery infusion pump.
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Nov 2005
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Bowel cancer diagnosis
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myDr
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If you have symptoms that suggest you might have bowel cancer, the doctor will want to begin a diagnosis with an examination.
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Jan 2002
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Reconstructive techniques after rectal resection for rectal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Rectal cancer is a common cancer that requires surgical removal of the rectum and mesorectum for the best chance of cure. Advances in rectal cancer surgery have facilitated sphincter-preserving surgery in the majority of these patients. However, many ...
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Apr 2008
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Dietary fibre for the prevention of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Colorectal (bowel) cancer is common worldwide but is especially prevalent in industrialised countries. Genes, diet and lifestyle all seem to be important in the development of bowel cancer. Several communities with low bowel cancer rates have diets that...
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Nov 2001
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Stapled versus handsewn methods for ileocolic anastomoses
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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After surgery for right-sided bowel cancer or Crohn's disease, the bowel ends may be joined either by the use of a stapler or by manual suturing. This systematic review found 6 randomised controlled trials with a total of 955 participants (357 stapled, ...
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Mar 2007
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Palliative chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Chemotherapy improves the survival of people with advanced colorectal cancer, but the adverse effects and impact on quality of life are not yet known.Colorectal (bowel) cancer is common worldwide, but can often be treated effectively with surgery. In so...
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Nov 1999
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Aspirin
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| Publisher: |
myDr
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Aspirin now has an important role in preventing heart attacks, strokes and bowel cancer.
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Jan 2002
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Quality of life after rectal resection for cancer, with or without permanent colostomy.
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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No apparent differences in quality of life are found in rectal cancer patients with a permanent stoma when compared to non-stoma patients.For patients diagnosed with rectal cancer, surgery is the definite treatment. The surgical outcome is either restor...
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Feb 2007
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Long-term results of laparoscopic colorectal cancer resection
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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This systematic review focuses on long-term outcome of laparoscopic versus open surgery for colorectal cancer, including long-term complications and cancer outcome. Laparoscopic resection of carcinoma of the colon is associated with a long term outcome...
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Jan 2008
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Follow-up strategies for patients treated for non-metastatic colorectal cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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For patients with colorectal cancer treated with curative intent, intensive follow up is associated with improved all-cause survival. However, from the randomised trials completed and reported to date, it is not clear what constitutes the optimal follow...
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Aug 2006
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