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Colon Cancer: Diagnosis

Description: Cancers of the colon and rectum are the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancers and rank second among cancer deaths in the United States. Relatively little is known about the causes of colon cancer; however, certain risk factors have been identified. This course presents the basic information you need to understand the ways of detecting and establishing a diagnosis of colon cancer.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

DIAGNOSTIC METHODS
4. Objectives
5. Symptoms
6. Endoscopy
7. Imaging Techniques
8. Staging
9. Screening
10. Progress Check

CASE STUDIES
11. Stage I
12. Stage IV

CONCLUSION
13. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

List the physical symptoms of colon cancer
Describe imaging studies used to diagnose colon cancer
Explain why a biopsy is performed
Describe recommended screening programs
Explore the diagnostic options for this particular case history
Describe which prognostic indicators are determined with histological and other laboratory tests
Explain why surgery is the treatment of choice for early stage colon cancer

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