title: Colorectal cancer: detection, treatment, and rehabilitation.
abstract: In the United States, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer mortality after lung cancer. However, incidence and mortality rates have been falling, reflecting improvements in primary prevention, early detection, and treatment. This article reviews the major advances in the understanding and management of colorectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: DeCosse
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Tsioulias
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jacobson
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology