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Understanding Colon Cancer
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Understanding Colon Cancer
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by A. Richard, M.D., F.A.C.P. Adrouny
Sales Rank: 639228
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List Price: $14.00
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Paperback: 146 pages
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi; 1 edition July 15, 2002
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1578064732
ISBN-13: 978-1578064731
Product Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
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Women have colon cancer just as men do, Adrouny points out, and share such risks as overeating and weight gain in adulthood. The disease is insidious, for its early stages usually are without symptoms. Periodic examinations are vital, and colonoscopy is the best of these, since the physician has a view of the area and may, at the same time, remove any polyps, which, if allowed to grow, often become malignant. With the aid of good, clear illustrations, Adrouny describes the anatomy and physiology of the colon. A detailed chapter makes clear the stages of the disease and how they affect the prognosis. Adrouny describes various surgical procedures, their results, and possible complications, and he allows that chemotherapy and radiation are sometimes necessary in addition to surgery. The future may hold improved diagnostics and less invasive surgery. The understandable, thorough book concludes with a resources list and a glossary. William Beatty
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Product Description
For decades, while other cancers grabbed the headlines, colorectal cancer was quietly ignored. The lifetime risk of colorectal cancer in the general population is 2.5 to 5 percent. This means that twenty-five to fifty out of one thousand people will be stricken by this disease. Although data show that in America colorectal cancer incidence and mortality have been waning in recent decades, cancers of the colon and rectum still cause approximately 56,000 deaths annually. About 140,000 new cases are diagnosed each year.
It is plainly evident that colon cancer constitutes a large portion of all new cancer cases, a little more than 10 percent. It is the fourth most frequent type.
For the lay reader wishing to know more about this disease that has become more prominent in public attention, Understanding Colon Cancer gives concise information and explanation. It covers fundamental knowledge about occurrence, carcinogenesis, genetics, diagnosis, staging, prognosis, and treatment, as well as forecasting the kinds of diagnostic tests and treatments that may be developed.
It reviews demographics, high-risk conditions, the sequence from bowel polyps to cancer, polyposis syndromes predisposing people to colorectal cancer, and the genetics of the disease. Discussed in full detail are the warning signs of the disease and the tests used for screening and diagnosis (fecal occult blood test, barium enema, sigmoidoscopy, and colonoscopy). The stages of the disease are examined, along with theories of how colon cancer spreads.
Two chapters focus on treatments, including surgery and chemotherapy. An entire chapter devoted to early detection and prevention discusses standard ap-proaches, as well as such new or emerging strategies as vitamins, drugs, and genetic screening.
What lies in the future for diagnostic testing and therapy? Understanding Colon Cancer concludes with discussion that forecasts the potential of genetic screening and treatment, of "virtual colonoscopy," and of new chemotherapeutic drugs, vaccines, and monoclonal antibodies.
Richard Adrouny has a private practice in Los Gatos, California, and serves as the director of medical oncology at the Community Hospital of Los Gatos-Saratoga. He is a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and has been published in such periodicals as the New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Medicine, and Annals of Internal Medicine.
Customer Reviews & Comments
Dr. Adrouny is one of those rare physician/oncologists who is able to convert knowledge of his subject into words, phrases and thoughts that are fluid and understandable to the layman. Since colon cancer is the number two cause of cancer in the nation today, interest in the subject has heightened considerably and the book is a fast, yet comprehensive read for a wide audience. Having ordered and read the book before undergoing a routine colonoscopy I went into the procedure with a positive and informed outlook. Dr. Adrouny also analyzes the latest techniques in colon examinations including the merits of virtual colonscopies. C. G. Elliott Wailea, Hawaii
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