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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Colon cancer remains the third most common cancer, and cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Greater public awareness and acceptance of screening programs have contributed significantly to increasingly earlier detection of colon cancer and decreased mortality. Advances made in the understanding of this disease, both in terms of its clinical behavior and molecular pathogenesis, have translated into major improvements in its therapy. Several large randomized trials during the last two decades have helped the oncology community forge a successful multi-modality treatment strategy against colon cancer. These studies have defined the role of adjuvant therapy for colon cancer after curative surgery. Despite all the advances, a large number of patients continue to succumb to this disease, and the search for better therapies is still necessary. In this article, we discuss the evolution and the current state of adjuvant chemotherapy in colon cancer and briefly review new developments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1523-3790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
94-101
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. goldberg.richard@mayo.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review