Search for dissertations about: "colonoscopic surveillance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words colonoscopic surveillance.

2. 1. Colonoscopic surveillance in familial colorectal cancer

   Author : Anna Forsberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : familial;

   Abstract : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease with a high and rising incidence in the industrialized countries. It is the third leading cause of death among cancers in Sweden and the forth worldwide. Important etiological factors are both environmental and lifestyle as well as heritable factors. READ MORE

4. 2. Ulcerative colitis : colorectal cancer risk and surveillance in an unselected population

   Author : Jan Lindberg; Curt Tysk; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : ulcerative colitis; colonoscopic surveillance; colorectal cancer; dysplasia; DNA aneuploidy; cytokeratin; colorectal resection; early onset; Surgery; kirurgi;

   Abstract : Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the colon and rectum. Onset of disease is most common between the ages of 15-35 years. There is an observed increased risk of colorectal cancer associated with the disease. The risk is often described to be 2% after 10 years, 8% after 20 years and 18% after 30 years disease. READ MORE

5. 3. Risk and survival for colorectal cancer in northern Sweden : sociodemographic factors and surveillance programs

   Author : Olle Sjöström; Beatrice S. Melin; Lars H Lindholm; Richard Palmqvist; Johannes Blom; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; Risk factors; Cancer epidemiology; Endoscopy general; Health economy; Cancer prevention; Hereditary colorectal; Surveillance colonoscopy; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi; Genetics; genetik; Surgery; kirurgi; Oncology; onkologi;

   Abstract : BackgroundColorectal cancer (CRC) – i.e., cancer in the colon or rectum – is one of the most common cancers both globally and in Sweden. The risk for CRC is mainly related to age, heredity, and life-style risk factors. READ MORE

6. 4. Ulcerative colitis and cancer with special reference to the increased colorectal cancer risk

   Author : Per Karlén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Ulcerative colitis; cancer; inflammatory bowel disease; colorectal cancer; colonoscopic surveillance; epidemiology; flow cytometry DNA; Sialyl-Tn antigen; primary sclerosing cholangitis; hepatobiliary tract; case-control studies;

   Abstract : The association between ulcerative colitis (UC) and cancer in a defined geographical region in Sweden was analyzed. UC patients have an increased overall risk of cancer of 40%, mainly due not only to the well-known increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) but also to the risk of hepatobiliary cancer associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). READ MORE

7. 5. Quality of life in inflammatory bowel diseases : aspects on interventions and unconventional treatments

   Author : Lena Oxelmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Complementary and alternative medicine; coping; Crohn s disease; Health Index; health related quality of life; inflammatory bowel disease; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire; quality of life; Sense of Coherence; Sickness Impact Profile; State Trait Anxiety Inventory; surveillance; Ulcerative colitis;

   Abstract : Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) of unknown aetiology and characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation. Disabling bowel symptoms, untoward effects of treatments and interventions, the risk of developing colorectal cancer in longstanding UC, ignorance of the disease, disappointment in conventional medicine, all these features may influence the patient s health related quality of life (HRQOL) in various ways. READ MORE