Colon Cancer

Studies from Mie University, Medical Department yield new data on colon cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 22nd, 2009

According to a study from Tsu, Japan, "The concept of treatment for unresectable colorectal carcinoma consists of surgical treatment, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Especially, the aim of surgical intervention is reduction of tumor volume and reconstruction of intestinal continuity, and both of them have been done simultaneously until recently."

"Two patients with unresectable colorectal carcinoma showed marked response to Pharmacokinetic modulating chemotherapy (PMC) modified using leucovorin and CPT-11. In these cases, modified PMC including radiotherapy to diminish residual tumor cells, facilitated reconstruction of intestinal continuity several months after the...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-12-22)

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