Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Colorectal Cancer Health information topics about Colorectal Cancer: Alternative Therapy 1. Colon Cleansing & Cancer Risk University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center http://www.mdanderson.org/diseases/colorectal/display.cfm?id=80b56700-7f3d-... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Colonic Neoplasms National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D003110&recruiting... 2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Colorectal Neoplasms National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D015179&recruiting... 3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Rectal Neoplasms National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D012004&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. How Is Colon and Rectum Cancer Diagnosed? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_colon_and_rectu... 2. How Is Colon and Rectum Cancer Staged? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_How_is_colon_and_rectu... 3. Lower GI Series National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/lowergi/ 4. Understanding Tumor Markers for Breast and Colorec American Society of Clinical Oncology http://www.asco.org/ac/1,1003,_12-002214-00_18-009317-00_19-0010006-00_20-0... 5. Virtual Colonoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/virtualcolonoscopy/index.htm 6. Flexible Sigmoidoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/sigmoidoscopy/ 7. Fecal Occult Blood Test: Checking for Blood in Sto Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SA00002 8. Fecal Occult Blood Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fecal_occult_blood/tes... 9. Colonoscopy National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/colonoscopy/ 10. Common Truths and Misconceptions Concerning Colono American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/tentruths.cfm Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ 2. Colorectal Cancer Glossary of Terms Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/screenforlife/terms.htm 3. Cancer.gov Dictionary National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/ Directories 1. Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/find/find.cfm 2. Locate a Colorectal Surgeon American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons http://ascrs.affiniscape.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=104 Disease Management 1. Colon and Rectum Cancer: What Happens after Treatm American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5x_What_happens_after_tre... 2. Follow-Up Care for Colorectal Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncology http://www.asco.org/ac/1,1003,_12-002214-00_18-008034-00_19-008036-00_20-00... Financial Issues 1. Colorectal Cancer Awareness: Some Important Facts Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/health/awareness.asp 2. Medicare Coverage for Colonoscopy American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_Medicare_Coverage_for_... Genetics 1. Learning about Colon Cancer National Human Genome Research Institute http://www.genome.gov/page.cfm?pageID=10000466 2. Genetic Testing for Colon and Rectal Cancers Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00448 3. Genetics Home Reference: Hereditary nonpolyposis c National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=hereditarynonpolyposiscolorectalcancer 4. Genes and Disease: Colon Cancer National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=gnd... 5. Genetics Home Reference: Familial adenomatous poly National Library of Medicine http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=familialadenomatouspolyposis National Institutes of Health 1. Colon Cancer (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/colon/patient/ 2. Colorectal Cancer National Cancer Institute http://nihseniorhealth.gov/colorectalcancer/toc.html 3. What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Colon an National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/colon-and-rectum 4. Rectal Cancer (PDQ): Treatment National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/treatment/rectal/patient/ Organizations 1. National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/ 2. American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/ 3. American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons http://ascrs.affiniscape.com/ 4. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearingho http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ 5. American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/ Overviews 1. Colorectal Cancer Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00035 2. What Is Colon and Rectum Cancer? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_colon_and_rect... Prevention/Screening 1. Minorities and Colorectal Cancer Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation http://www.preventcancer.org/colorectal/aboutcolorectal/minorities.cfm 2. What Are the Risk Factors for Colon and Rectum Can American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_fact... 3. Can Colon and Rectum Cancer Be Found Early? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3X_Can_colon_and_rectum_c... 4. Can Colon and Rectum Cancer Be Prevented? American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Can_colon_and_rectum_c... 5. Colorectal Cancer (PDQ): Prevention National Cancer Institute http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/prevention/colorectal/patient/ 6. Colorectal Cancer (PDQ): Screening National Cancer Institute http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/pdq/screening/colorectal/patient/ 7. Colorectal Cancer: Facts on Screening Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/11012.pdf 8. Test Your Knowledge about Colorectal Cancer Screen American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/brochures/6questions.cfm Related Issues 1. What Should You Ask Your Doctor about Colon and Re American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_5X_What_should_you_ask_yo... 2. Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/tenquest.cfm Research 1. Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Risk of Colon Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Cholesterol_Drugs_May_Cu... 2. Study Suggests Physicians Overperform Surveillance National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/OverperformanceColonoscopy 3. Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Metastatic Colorectal Ca National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/bevacizumab 4. What Is the Best Way to Test for Colorectal Cancer American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/2/I-23 5. Virtual Colonoscopy Not Ready for Routine Use American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Virtual_Colonoscopy_Not_... 6. Study: Less Invasive Colon Surgery Also Effective American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Study_Less_Invasive_Colo... 7. Bevacizumab Combined with Oxaliplatin-Based Chemot National Cancer Institute http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/nov2004/nci-29.htm 8. Proteomics Shows Promise in Colon Cancer Chemoprev National Cancer Institute http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/doc.aspx?viewid=07A5FF5E-E140-4D80-9C94-F7... 9. Milk May Lower Colon Cancer Risk American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Milk_May_Lower_Colon_Can... 10. Long-Term High Consumption of Red and Processed Me American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZAD09QY3E&sub_... 11. Can a Blood Test Help Predict Who Is at Risk for C American College of Physicians http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/142/6/I-79 12. Clot Warning for Avastin American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Clot_Warning_for_Avastin... 13. Eating Lots of Red Meat Linked to Colon Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Eating_Lots_of_Red_Meat_... Statistics 1. Colorectal Cancer: The Importance of Prevention an Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorctl/about2004.htm 2. Colorectal Cancer Screening among Adults Aged 50 o Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/pressrel/fs050117.htm 3. What Are the Key Statistics for Colon and Rectum C American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_are_the_key_stati... Treatment 1. Treatment by Stage of Colon Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Treatment_by_Stage_of_... 2. New Treatments for Colorectal Cancer Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/304_cancer.html 3. Treatment by Stage of Rectum Cancer American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_4X_Treatment_by_Stage_of_... 4. Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery: A Guide for Patie Cleveland Clinic Foundation http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/0900/0962.asp?index=... 5. Innovative Surgical Treatment for Colon Cancer and slp 3D http://www.or-live.com/distributors/NLM/rnh.cfm?id=78 6. 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