Disease Essentials - Oncology: Colon Cancer

This electronic book (PDF format) explains how colon cancer develops and spreads, introduces methods of detecting and diagnosing colon cancer, and discusses the treatment options for the disease. This book is divided into 7 sections: The first section, COLON ANATOMY, reviews the structure of the colon and the histology of the layers of the gastrointestinal wall. The second section, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, examines the physiology of the colon, the basis for colon cancer, the classification of
different colon cancers, and their modes of metastasis. The third section, EPIDEMIOLOGY, describes the statistics and risk factors associated with colon cancer. The fourth section, DIAGNOSTIC METHODS, discusses the symptoms of colon cancer and the diagnostic procedures and imaging devices used to detect colon cancer. The fifth section, PROGNOSIS, explains the staging of colon cancers and the various factors that determine their prognosis. The sixth section, TREATMENT, explores the treatment options available for colon cancers at different stages. The seventh section, CASE STUDIES, discusses the diagnosis and treatment of 2 patients with different types and stages of colon cancer.