Fast Facts: Colorectal Cancer

Taylor, Irving MD

Book Information
Edition:	3rd
Publisher:	Health Press International
ISBN:	1-905832-02-8 (1905832028)
ISBN-13:	978-1-905832-02-6 (9781905832026)
Format:	Handbook
Binding:	Softcover
Copyright:	2010
Publish Date:	02/10
Bookstore Series:	Fast Facts (See all titles)
Weight:	0.37 Lbs.
Pages:	94
Subject Class:	FAM (Family Medicine)
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
Contributing Authors:	View

Class Specifications
ISSN Series:	Fast Facts
Discipline:	Gastroint Sys
Subject Definition:	Colorectal Neoplasms-Handbooks; Primary Health Care
NLM Class:	WI 39
LC Class:	RC280
Abstract:	Colorectal cancer remains one of the most common malignancies affecting western civilzation. Awareness of the symptoms associated with this disease is extremely important. It can present in a variety of ways, from vague abdominal pains with a change in bowel habit to a major acute emergency with large bowel obstruction, or even with perforation. Patients should be referred for investigation and treatment at the erliest opportunity. The family physician is key in the overall management of patients with colorectal cancer, as well as providing subsequent support servies. This new edition of FAst Facts: Colorectal Disease delivers, concisely, the important information required to give an optimal service to patients with this common disorder.

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