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Annals of Oncology 2009 20(Supplement 4):iv49-iv50; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdp126
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© The Author 2009. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

ESMO clinical recommendations

Primary colon cancer: ESMO Clinical Recommendations for diagnosis, adjuvant treatment and follow-up

E. Van Cutsem1, J. Oliveira2 and On behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group*

1 Digestive Oncology Unit, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
2 Service of Medical Oncology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon, Portugal

* Correspondence to: ESMO Guidelines Working Group, ESMO Head Office, Via L. Taddei 4, CH-6962 Viganello-Lugano, Switzerland; E-mail: clinicalrecommendations@esmo.org

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   incidence
 
In 2006 there were 412 900 new cases of colorectal cancer in Europe. This is 12.9% of all cancer cases. Colorectal cancer was responsible for 217 400 deaths in Europe in 2006. This represents 12.2% of all cancer deaths.


   diagnosis
 
The diagnosis of a colonic adenocarcinoma requires a histopathologic confirmation taken via colonoscopy/sigmoidoscopy. Risk factors including familial and/or hereditary predisposition, location, and histological evaluation of colonic tumors should be documented.


   staging and risk assessment
 
Staging provides essential prognostic information relevant for choosing adequate therapy and should also identify patients with resectable . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   prognosis
 

   treatment
 

   follow-up
 

   note
 

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