Colorectal Cancer, An Issue of Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America

In this issue ofSurgical OncologyClinics,guesteditorDr.Traci L. Hedrickbringsherconsiderable expertise to the topic ofColorectal Cancer.Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer remains the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and women in the United States.In this issue,top experts in the fieldprovide current discussions onsurgery of rectal cancer, colon cancer, targeted therapies, technological advances, genetics of colorectal cancer, and health disparities. Contains12relevant, practice-oriented topicsincludingpreoperativestaging andevaluation ofcolorectalcancer;technological advances in the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer; surgicalprinciples ofrectalcancer; targetedtherapy forcolorectalcancer;surgicalprinciples ofcoloncancer; moleculargenetics ofcolorectalcancer/hereditarycolorectalcancersyndromes;and more. Provides in-depthclinical reviews oncolorectal cancer,offeringactionable insights for clinical practice. Presents thelatest information on this timely, focused topicunder the leadership of experienced editors in the field.Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to createclinically significant,topic-based reviews.