Treatments for Bowel Cancer

The main treatments for bowel cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

For information about these and any alternative treatments, follow the links below.

Updated September 2009

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Title:   Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: a systematic review
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The objective of this systemic review was to assess the safety and efficacy of using self-expanding metaalic stents (SEMS) for relieving malignant colorectal obstructions.
Date:   Sep 2006
Title:   Self-expanding metallic stents for relieving malignant colorectal obstruction: consumer summary
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   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.
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   The guidelines are intended for use by medical practitioners and health workers and provide information on prevention and screening, diagnosis and psychosocial matters, as well as the clinical aspects of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Date:   Dec 2005
Title:   Laparoscopic hepatic artery infusion pump (update)
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   ASERNIP-S has performed an updated prioritising summary on laparoscopic hepatic artery infusion pump.
Date:   Nov 2005
Title:   Your questions to the PBAC. Folinic acid, the PBAC and the TGA - approval confusion
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   How can oxaliplatin be approved by the PBAC for combination therapy with folinic acid in metastatic colorectal cancer when the folinic acid does not have an approved indication in this disease?
Date:   Aug 2003
Title:   New drugs for colorectal cancer: mechanisms of action
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Colorectal cancer has long been considered as moderately resistant to chemotherapy. Previously 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was the only proven treatment for this indication, but it has been slowly replaced by other drugs. It is hoped these newly the approved regimens will provide the building blocks for the combination chemotherapy of the future.
Date:   Oct 2002
Title:   New treatments for advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer  clinical applications
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   In the last five years several new drugs have become available for the treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
Date:   Oct 2002
Title:   Aspirin - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Aspirin now has an important role in preventing heart attacks, strokes and bowel cancer.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Bowel cancer treatments - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   The main treatments for bowel cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Bowel cancer diagnosis - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   If you have symptoms that suggest you might have bowel cancer, the doctor will want to begin a diagnosis with an examination.
Date:   Jan 2002
Title:   Consumer summary: Laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal malignancies
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The intent of this review by ASERNIP-S was to systematically review the medical literature regarding Laparoscopic-assisted resection for patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon with respect to its safety and effectiveness.
Date:   Jun 2000
Title:   Systematic review of laparoscopic-assisted resection of colorectal malignancies February 2000
Publisher:   Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
Description:   The intent of this review by ASERNIP-S was to systematically review the medical literature regarding laparoscopic-assisted resection for patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon with respect to its safety and effectiveness.
Date:   Feb 2000
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