Title Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer : a guide for patients, their families and friends

Published Canberra : National Health and Medical Research Council, [2000] ©2000

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Description v, 85 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Contents Introduction -- What is cancer? -- What is bowel cancer? -- How common is bowel cancer? -- What causes bowel cancer? -- Section 1: Information for patients -- Chapter 1. How does bowel cancer start? -- 1.1 Does bowel cancer spread? -- 1.2 What are the different stages of bowel cancer? -- ch. 2. How might bowel cancer affect me? -- 2.1 Physical effects -- 2.2 Emotional effects -- 2.3 Social effects -- 2.4 Counselling and support -- 2.5 Support services -- 2.6 Cancer Information Service -- ch. 3. Dealing with bowel cancer and its treatments -- 3.1 You need reliable information -- 3.2 Who are the doctors? -- 3.3 Choosing a specialist -- 3.4 Getting a second opinion -- 3.5 Deciding about treatment -- 3.6 Understanding risk -- 3.7 Making a plan -- ch. 4. What procedures might I have? -- 4.1 Rectal examination -- 4.2 Sigmoidoscopy -- 4.3 Bowel preparation -- 4.4 Barium enema -- 4.5 Colonoscopy -- 4.6 Chest X-ray -- 4.7 Computerised tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen -- 4.8 Abdominal ultrasound -- 4.9 Endorectal ultrasound -- 4.10 Electrolytes test -- 4.11 Full blood examination (FBE) -- 4.12 Liver function test (LFT) -- 4.13 Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) -- 4.14 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- ch. 5. What are the treatment options? -- 5.1 Surgery -- 5.2 Having a stoma -- 5.3 Chemotherapy -- 5.4 Radiotherapy -- 5.5 Chemotherapy and radiotherapy for rectal cancer -- 5.6 Taking part in a clinical trial -- ch. 6. What if I have secondaries in my liver? -- 6.1 Symptoms of secondary liver cancer -- 6.2 Tests to find secondary liver cancer -- 6.3 What treatments will I have for secondary liver cancer? -- ch. 7. After the treatment is over -- 7.1 What can I do to help myself? -- 7.2 Can I stop the cancer coming back? -- 7.3 Check-ups -- ch. 8. What if the bowel cancer comes back? -- 8.1 Tests -- 8.2 What if an operation is possible? -- 8.3 What if an operation is not possible? -- 8.4 Treating the symptoms of incurable cancer -- ch. 9. What questions could I ask if I have bowel cancer? -- Section 2: Information for family and friends -- ch. 10. Reducing your risk of bowel cancer -- 10.1 Is bowel cancer preventable? -- 10.2 A healthy diet -- 10.3 A healthy lifestyle -- ch. 11. Early detection -- 11.1 Screening tests for bowel cancer -- 11.2 Warning signs -- ch. 12. Bowel cancer in families -- 12.1 Introduction to genetics and inheritance -- 12.2 Have I inherited an increased risk of bowel cancer? -- 12.3 Types of inherited bowel cancer -- 12.4 Genetic testing for bowel cancer.0.5.4.its -- When can I Notes "National cancer control initiative, March 2000"--T.p Includes index Also available on the Internet at: http://www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/publicat/synopses/cp63syn.htm Commonwealth of Australia 2000 Subject Colon (Anatomy) -- Cancer -- Diagnosis. Colon (Anatomy) -- Cancer. Intestine, Large -- Cancer. Rectum -- Cancer -- Diagnosis. Rectum -- Cancer. Colonic Neoplasms -- prevention & control. Rectal Neoplasms -- prevention & control. Author National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia) ISBN 186496085X

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