Early detection and prevention in colorectal cancer
By: edited by Karen E. Kim.
Contributors: Kim, Karen E.
Publisher: SLACK
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Thorofare, NJ
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781556428371
Subjects: Colon (Anatomy) -- Cancer; Rectum -- Cancer; Colorectal Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms -- prevention & control; Healthcare Disparities
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The epidemiology of colorectal cancer / Kevan Iffrig and David Weinberg; title: Colon cancer carcinogenesis / Tauseef Ali and Courtney W. Houchen; title: Colorectal cancer genetics / Sonia S. Kupfer and Nathan A. Ellis; title: Environmental factors and colorectal cancer / Jeanette N. Keith and Christian Jackson; title: Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer : a clinical update / Ramesh K. Wali and Hemant K. Roy; title: Biomarkers in colorectal cancer / Vani J.A. Konda and Marc Bissonnette; title: Evidence-based guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance / Erin B. Jenkins and Karen E. Kim; title: Inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer / Nidhi A. Singh and Laura E. Harrell; title: Personal and family history of colorectal cancer / Christopher Canale and Randall W. Burt; title: Hereditary colorectal cancer / Rosa M. Xicola and Xavier Llor; title: Novel tests for colorectal cancer screening : CT colonography and beyond / Robert T. Kavitt and David T. Rubin; title: Health disparities and colorectal cancer / Seema Gandhi, James C. Hobley, and Karen E. Kim; title: Impact of insurance status on colorectal cancer screening / Ermilo Barrera Jr., Elizabeth Ward, and Mona Shah; title: Eliminating health disparities in colorectal cancer mortality / Blase N. Polite.