Section outline

  • OBJECTIVES

    1. DEFINITION OF COLON CARCINOMA

    2. UNDERSTAND THAT COLON CANCER IS A GENETIC DISEASE

    3. SALIENT CLINICAL FEATURES OF COLON CANCER

    4. LIFESTYLE RISK FACTORS, KNOWN RISK FACTORS AND HOW TO AVOID COLON CANCER

    5. HOW TO INVESTIGATE A PATIENT SUSPECTED TO HAVE COLON CANCER

    6. TREATMENT APPROACH TO COLON CANCER .

    7. THE ROLE OF CURATIVE AND PALLIATIVE SURGERY IN COLON CANCER

    8. THE CHANGING TRENDS IN COLON CANCER