Colon Cancer

New colon cancer study findings reported from University of Aberdeen

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, July 7th, 2008

" To determine the clinical effectiveness of laparoscopic and laparoscopically assisted surgery in comparison with open surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer. Open resection is the standard method for surgical removal of primary colorectal tumours," scientists writing in the journal Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques report.

"However, there is significant morbidity associated with this procedure. Laparoscopic resection (LR) is technically more difficult but may overcome problems associated with open resections (OR). Systematic review and meta-analysis of short-and long-term data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing LS...

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