Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer

Issue Brief Colorectal Cancer Prevention State of Illinois, Health Department Colorectal Cancer Coalition Winter 2016 ______________________________________________________________________ Overview Colorectal cancer is cancer that originates in either the colon (large intestine) or the rectum (anus). In determining the value of preventing colorectal cancer (CRC) it is important to remember that CRC is the “second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the third…

Bowel cancer is the general term for any cancer that is located in the digestives lower tract and large bowel area. It varies being called 'colon cancer', 'rectal cancer' or 'colorectal cancer' depending on where the cancer generated from. The national bowel cancer screening strategy has six objectives but the main target being to eliminate the incidence, illness and mortality of bowel cancer by detecting the disease while it’s in its early stages. Although Bowel cancer is one of Australia’s…

Colon Cancer Pathophysiology Colon Cancer Introduction Pathophysiology is based on structural changes and abnormalities that cause disease and defects. Colon cancer is a disease of the large intestine. Cancer early on shows no signs or symptom and is called the silent killer. In the early stage there would be small noncancerous polyps that are growths on the lining of the large intestine. When the cancer goes undetected for a long period it will proliferate and be noticed. When left…

Histological analysis Tissue harvested from the distal colon (1 cm from the rectum) was cut into segments, fixed with 10% formaldehyde overnight, embedded in paraffin, sectioned at 5 μm, mounted on clean glass slides, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) for histological evaluation. Each slide was coded and analyzed in a blinded fashion by two investigators using light microscopy. Each sample was assigned a histological score based on cumulative scores assigned to colon characteristics…

Colorectal carcinoma is a cancer of the large intestine (colon) and rectum , the lower part of the digestive system. It can metastasis to liver, lung, bone, brain and lymph nodes. These are the common sites [8]. However, liver metastases is the main cause for death. Adrenal gland, testicular and skin are the less frequent sites(8). Usually, liver metastases are hypo vascular [5]. Colorectal cancer can be diagnosed by many modalities such as CT SCAN, FDG/PET And FDG PET/CT. PET/CT is the most…

ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF GASTRIC CANCER APPROACHED VIA RETROGRADE SINGLE BALLOON ENTEROSCOPY RUNNING TITLE Atypical presentation of Gastric Carcinoma AUTHORS Dr. N***** ********* M.D. Dr. H**** Y***** MBBS ABSTRACT Globally Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer. Regular screening and early detection has decreased incidence of stomach cancer has decreased in Western world in the last 10 years. The American Cancer Society’s estimates for stomach cancer in the United States for…

Nursing has evolved so much through the years. Until starting back to school, I didn’t even realize how vast this occupation actually is. I feel the only way to change this perception is by education. Nurses are shifting from providing just hands-on care to so much more. According to the book, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, it talks about a fundamental shift that will provide delivering more care in the community rather than just an acute care setting. It discusses…

Cancer does not discriminate, weather you are white, black, young, old, rich, poor, man or women, it affects everyone and threatens anyone. Even with all the modern advances in medicine, cancer is still a battle however new research and new medications constantly being tested gives us hope. Hope that people like my grandmother, who passed away from ovarian cancer never dreamed. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other gynecologic cancer in the United States. “FDA approved bevacizumab…

George Hall is a 49-year-old male who is a practicing Hindu. After being diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer, he had a surgical colon resection. Currently Mr. Hall is 36 hours post-operation, on a clear liquid diet, and continuing intravenous fluid replacement. Upon the return of bowel sounds, his diet will progress to continuous tube feedings through a nasogastric tube. The constant pace of continuous feedings will prevent risks of intolerance and aspiration of the formula. Progression of Mr…

low education level individuals are less likely to be screened for colorectal cancer, yet they are more likely to die from colorectal cancer (CDC, 2013). Focusing on men and women with low socioeconomic status as the primary stakeholders is ideal. According to the American Cancer society, both men and women are equally affected by this overproduced abnormal cell or cells growing inside the inner lining of the colon (American Cancer Society, n. d.). Beside the affected population, there…