| Literature DB >> 20651901 |
M Vickers1, B Samson, B Colwell, C Cripps, D Jalink, S El-Sayed, E Chen, G Porter, R Goel, J Villeneuve, S Sundaresan, J Asselah, J Biagi, D Jonker, L Dawson, R Letourneau, M Rother, J Maroun, M Thirlwell, M Hussein, M Tehfe, N Perrin, N Michaud, N Hammad, P Champion, R Rajan, R Burkes, S Barrette, S Welch, N Yarom, T Asmis.
Abstract
The annual Eastern Canadian Colorectal Cancer Consensus Conference was held in Montreal, Quebec, October 22-24, 2009. Health care professionals involved in the care of patients with colorectal cancer participated in presentation and discussion sessions for the purposes of developing the recommendations presented here. This consensus statement addresses current issues in the management colorectal cancer, such as the management of hepatic and pulmonary metastases, the role of monoclonal antibodies to the epidermal growth factor receptor, and the benefits and safety of chemotherapy in elderly patients. The management of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours and gastric cancer are also discussed.Entities:
Year: 2010 PMID: 20651901 PMCID: PMC2880907 DOI: 10.3747/co.v17i3.610
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Oncol ISSN: 1198-0052 Impact factor: 3.677