Colorectal cancer
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Cancer that forms in the large intestine and/or the rectum. The rectum is the final section, namely the last few centimetres, of the large intestine before the anus.
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ESMO guidelines are available for
- Primary colon cancer here.
-Rectal cancer here.
-Advanced colorectal cancer here.
Colorectal cancer
Colorectal tumour
Colorectal tumor
Cancer of the colon and rectum
Tumour of the colon and rectum
Tumor of the colon and rectum
Large bowel cancer
Large bowel tumour
Large bowel tumor
Cancer of the large bowel
Tumour of the large bowel
Tumor of the large bowel
Colon cancer
Colon tumour
Colon tumor
Cancer of the colon
Tumour of the colon
Tumor of the colon
Rectal cancer
Rectal tumour
Rectal tumor
Cancer of the rectum
Tumour of the rectum
Tumor of the rectum
The following list of treatments is based on what we have found in scientific studies about cancer. More information about the listed therapies can be found under the tab THERAPIES. For registered drugs, radiotherapy and surgical interventions, approval by the authorities is given.
Surgical interventions
Procedures involving instrumental means to investigate or treat a cancer, or to improve the body’s functions or appearance. Generally, a surgical intervention involves an incision. More
Radiotherapy
Registered drugs
Anti-cancer drugs with market authorization in the USA or in countries of the European Union. More
Cell-based therapies
Administration to patients of their own or someone else’s manipulated human cells. More
Synthetic products (excluding registered drugs)
Synthetically produced substances or modified natural products that are not registered as anti-cancer drugs.
Natural products (excluding registered drugs)
Substances found in nature that usually have a pharmacological or biological activity. More
Diets
Controlled consumption of carefully selected foods and beverages with the intent to influence disease outcome.
Energy based therapies
Use of electromagnetic energy including electricity, magnetic fields, radio waves, microwaves, infrared rays and light to diagnose or treat disease.
Other
Therapies that do not belong to the currently defined categories.
A clinical trial is a research study conducted with patients to evaluate whether a new treatment is safe (safety) and whether it works (efficacy). Clinical trials are performed to test the efficacy of drugs but also non-drug treatments such as radiotherapy or surgery and combinations of different treatments. Clinical trials take place in all kinds of hospitals and clinics, but mostly in academic hospitals. They are organized by researchers and doctors.
RCT provides a tool to search for phase III clinical trials by type of cancer and by country. For Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, France and the UK, RCT provides contacts to get more information about the phase III clinical trials currently ongoing. Discuss the possibilities of participating in one of these clinical trials with your doctor.
The list of the phase III clinical trials for colorectal cancer is available here.
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