Cancer of the large intestine in man: progress and problems.
This article reviews the high incidence of colon cancer in Western countries; the contribution of cell biology and biochemistry to our knowledge of the behaviour of the disease is discussed. The use of a series of markers to obtain early evidence of metastasis and to make the prognosis is described. Some suggestions are made how to obtain improvements in the survival percentages.
D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D000917:Antibody Formation; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States
D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen