Colorectal cancer in 2003: old principles, new strategies.
In the last two decades the prognosis of colorectal cancer has improved for two reasons: (i) the proportion of patients with localized disease has increased and treatment has been standardized, and (ii) new chemotherapeutic agents have led to a longer life expectancy for patients with advanced disease. In this review the current insights in disease etiology and treatment of localized and disseminated colorectal cancer are discussed.
van Halteren
H K
HK
Department of Internal Medicine, Oosterschelde Hospital, Goes, The Netherlands. Hvanhalteren@soz.nl
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents