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.	Ileostomy, Colostomy and Ileoanal Reservoir Surger National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ileostomy/index.htm