Background Right-sided colon cancers (RCC) and left-sided colon cancers (LCC) are of
different embryological origins, and various differences exist between them. However, the …

Despite many studies of the likely survival outcome of individual patients with colorectal
cancer, our knowledge of this subject remains poor. Until recently, we had virtually no …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common tumour type in both sexes combined in
Western countries. Although screening programmes including the implementation of faecal …

Purpose Although it is well-established that fluorouracil-(FU-) based adjuvant therapy
improves survival for patients with resected high-risk colon cancer, the magnitude of …

Colon cancer is one of the leading tumours in the world and it is considered among the big
killers, together with lung, prostate and breast cancer. In the recent years very important …

Background Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer are usually offered systemic
chemotherapy as palliative treatment. A multivariate analysis was performed in order to …

Colon cancer is believed to arise from two types of precursor polyps via two distinct
pathways: conventional adenomas by the conventional adenoma-to-carcinoma sequence …

Purpose The 5-year survival rate of patients with Dukes' B colon cancer is approximately
75%. Identification of the patients at high risk of recurrence in this group would allow better …

Background: In adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum, obstruction and perforation may
occur either alone or together at the site of the neoplasm or proximally. Both events carry a …

Hypothesis The appropriate surgical treatment of patients with colorectal cancer who are
found on initial presentation to have stage IV disease is controversial. With presumed limited …