Management of genetically determined colorectal cancer

Publication date: Available online 29 March 2019Source: The SurgeonAuthor(s): S.K. ClarkAbstractSurgeons are increasingly treating patients for colorectal cancer who are known to have a genetic predisposition to develop the disease; this may modify the surgical and oncological management of the patient.In this review the approach to the patient with colorectal cancer on a background of Lynch syndrome or familial adenomatous polyposis is explored.
Source: The Surgeon - Category: Surgery Source Type: research