Colorectal Cancer
Basics
Causes
Symptoms & Signs
Diagnosis
Staging
Surgery
Early Stage Treatment
Chemotherapy & Stage 4 Disease
Follow Up & Monitoring
Introduction
Introduction
Basics
Causes
Symptoms & Signs
Diagnosis
Staging
Surgery
Early Stage Treatment
Chemotherapy & Stage 4 Disease
Follow Up & Monitoring
Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Transcript
The diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer can be very scary and oftentimes, very sudden. And so a lot of times patients show up and really don’t know what questions to ask. And so we really want to provide this information here at Doctorpedia, so that family members as well as patients can really understand the process, the diagnosis, along with the treatment and potential surgeries that may come along with these diagnoses.
We really want to provide this content to really support and reinforce any information you may receive from your doctors or information you forget to ask while you’re in the office with them.
Key Takeaways
1. The diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer can be very scary and oftentimes, very sudden.
2. At Doctorpedia, we want to help family members and patients understand the process, the diagnosis, treatment and potential surgeries.
3. We want to provide this content to support and reinforce any information you may receive from your doctors or information you forget to ask while you’re in the office with them.
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Basics
Causes
Symptoms & Signs
Diagnosis
Staging
Surgery
Early Stage Treatment
Chemotherapy & Stage 4 Disease
Follow Up & Monitoring
Colorectal Cancer Basics
Introduction
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Colon, Rectal, and Colorectal Cancer
by: Mary Leung, MD
What Is A Polyp?
by: Afshin Gabayan, MD
Colonoscopy Screening: Age & Qualifications
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Ethnic Groups Are Most Affected?
by: Mary Leung, MD
Does Family History Play A Role?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Ulcerative Colitis As A Risk Factor
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Who Gets It?
by: Mary Leung, MD
Colorectal Cancer Causes
Causes
by: Mary Leung, MD
What Are The Risk Factors?
by: Mary Leung, MD
Can It Be Prevented?
by: Mary Leung, MD
Is Preventative Surgery An Option?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Is it Genetic?
by: Mary Leung, MD
Genetic Disorders To Watch Out For
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Diet As A Risk Factor
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colorectal Cancer Symptoms & Signs
Symptoms
by: Mary Leung, MD
Early Signs
by: Mary Leung, MD
Is It Cancer Or Hemorrhoids?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colon vs Rectal Cancer
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Is Appendiceal Cancer?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Red Flag Symptoms
by: Asma Khapra, MD
Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
Diagnosis & Testing
by: Mary Leung, MD
When To Get Screened
by: Asma Khapra, MD
Why Screening Is So Important
by: Asma Khapra, MD
What Is A Colonoscopy?
by: Asma Khapra, MD
Preparing For A Colonoscopy
by: Asma Khapra, MD
Colonoscopy For Older Patients
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Are There Risks With A Colonoscopy?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Alternative Screening To Colonoscopies
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Evaluating the Cancer's Location & Features
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Why Staging Occurs After Surgery
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Is A Biopsy?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Can Biopsy Cause Spread?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Happens After Diagnosis?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Tattooing A Tumor
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colorectal Cancer Staging
What Does TNM Staging Mean?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Has It Spread To Lymph Nodes?
by: Constance Cole-Blunt, MD
Determining Prognosis
by: Constance Cole-Blunt, MD
When To See A Medical Oncologist
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colorectal Cancer Surgery
What Is A Colorectal Surgeon?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Pausing & Restarting Medications
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Types of Medical Treatment
by: Mary Leung, MD
Types of Surgery
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Before & After Surgery
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
How Surgery Is Done
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
How Does Robotic Surgery Work?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Is A Diverting Ileostomy
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Recovering From Surgery
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Is Enhanced Recovery?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What If A Leak Or Defect Develops?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Complications After Surgery
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Reasons For Surgery With Stage 4
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colorectal Cancer Early Stage Treatment
Stage 1 Cancer
by: Constance Cole-Blunt, MD
When Is Chemotherapy Needed?
by: Constance Cole-Blunt, MD
Rectal Cancer Treatment
by: Afshin Gabayan, MD
Anal Cancer Treatment
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
How Radiation Affects Healing
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Is The Omentum?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
Colorectal Cancer Chemotherapy & Stage 4 Disease
Types of Chemotherapy
by: Constance Cole-Blunt, MD
Choosing A Chemotherapy
by: Sanjay Juneja, MD
Why KRAS Testing Is Important
by: Sanjay Juneja, MD
What Is A BRAF Mutation?
by: Sanjay Juneja, MD
What If First Treatments Fail?
by: Sanjay Juneja, MD
Colorectal Cancer Follow Up & Monitoring
Reducing Risk Of Cancer Returning
by: Mary Leung, MD
Why Is Local Recurrence So Bad?
by: Ray Scott Daugherty, MD
What Happens During Surveillance?
by: Constance Cole-Blunt, MD
Will I Survive?
by: Sanjay Juneja, MD