title: Best practice in colorectal cancer care.
abstract: Nurses need up-to-date knowledge of colorectal cancer. This article provides an overview of the aetiology and risk factors for this disease, diagnostic and staging investigations, treatment options and future care. Managing colorectal cancer is complex. Patients can have a range of healthcare needs. Nurses play an increasingly important role in informing, supporting and coordinating care to improve patients' quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, King's College London.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D006113:United Kingdom