Dr Tony Talebi interviews Dr Caio Rocha Lima Stage 1-3 locally advanced colon cancer

Dr Tony Talebi interviews Dr. Caio Rocha Lima regarding the management of stage 1-3 locally advanced colon cancer. For further discussion visit http://www.HemOnc101.com

Treatment of stage 1 to 3 locally advanced colon cancer


Colon cancer is a common and lethal disease. It is estimated that approximately 141,210 new cases of large bowel cancer will be diagnosed in the United States in 2011, including about 101,000 colon and 40,000 rectal cancers. Approximately 49,380 Americans are expected to die of large bowel cancer this year. Although colon cancer mortality has been progressively declining since 1990 at a rate of about 3 percent per year, it still remains the second most common cause of cancer death in the US.
Screening with fecal occult blood testing, colonoscopy, or radiology can lead to diagnosis at an earlier stage of disease and therefore reduce mortality.

Symptoms of colon cancer are typically due to growth of the tumor into the lumen of the colon or adjacent structures. As a result, symptomatic presentation is often a manifestation of relatively advanced colon cancer. The majority of patients presenting with symptomatic colon cancer have blood in the stool, abdominal pain, otherwise unexplained iron deficiency anemia and/or a change in bowel habits

Surgical resection is the primary treatment modality for colon cancer, and outcome is most closely related to the extent of disease at presentation.

Here, Dr. Tony Talebi discusses the treatment of stage 1 to 3 locally advanced colon cancer with Dr. Caio Rocha Lima, professor of medicine at the University of Miami including diagnosis, staging, genetic implications, biopsy, surgery, and chemotherapy treatment for colon cancer.

Dr. Caio Rocha Lima Credentials:

Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Med-Medical Oncology

Practice Locations
University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Title
Professor of Medicine

Co-leader of Phase I clinical trials

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