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Session 1: Colon cancer – 10 years behind the rectum
Author(s) -
Tudyka V.,
Madoff R.,
Wale A.,
Laurberg S.,
Yano H.,
Brown G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.029
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1463-1318
pISSN - 1462-8910
DOI - 10.1111/codi.14074
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , total mesorectal excision , rectum , dissection (medical) , cancer , session (web analytics) , general surgery , surgery , oncology , world wide web , computer science
The improvements in surgical technique brought about by the widespread adoption of total mesorectal excision plane dissection in rectal cancer has substantially improved survival and recurrence rates from this disease. For the first time in 50 years, the outcomes in rectal cancer have overtaken those of colon cancer. Professor Madoff's overview lecture and the experts’ round table discussion address whether applying the surgical principles already achieved in rectal cancer can meet with similar success in colon cancer, how this can be achieved and the challenges we face.