Search for dissertations about: "symptoms cancer of colon"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words symptoms cancer of colon.

  2. 1. Chemoradiation in Gastrointestinal Cancer

    Author : Adalsteinn Gunnlaugsson; Bröstcancer-genetik; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Biliary tract cancer; capecitabine; cholangiocarcinoma; chemoradiation; colon cancer; enteritis 5-fluorouracil; gallbladder cancer; oxaliplatin; pancreatic cancer; rectal cancer.;

    Abstract : Locally advanced inextirpable gastrointestinal cancer has poor prognosis and is associated with high morbidity. One treatment option is to use radiotherapy, often combined with chemotherapy (chemoradiation), either as preoperative treatment to facilitate surgery or in the palliative setting to relieve symptoms. READ MORE

  4. 2. Circulating markers of risk and etiology in colorectal cancer

    Author : Justin Harbs; Sophia Harlid; Bethany van Guelpen; Xijia Liu; Henrik Grönberg; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Colorectal cancer; CRC; sex hormones; colon cancer; DNA methylation; proteomics; risk; etiology; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi;

    Abstract : Background: Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and women. Worldwide around 2 million individuals are diagnosed each year – a number expected to increase as colorectal cancer risk factors become more prevalent. READ MORE

  5. 3. Emergency presentation of colon cancer

    Author : Hanna Gunnarsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : colon cancer;

    Abstract : Colon cancer is the second most common form of non-skin cancer in Sweden for men and women respectively. Up to one fourth of all colon cancer cases are reported to present as emergencies, which is associated with a higher postoperative mortality and a lower 5 year survival, and affects the total survival in the colon cancer group. READ MORE

  6. 4. Early detection of colorectal cancer

    Author : Louise Olsson; Örebro universitet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Audit; colorectal cancer; diagnosis; faecal DNA; family history; population-based; survival; symptom duration.;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the early detection of colorectal cancer from several aspects. An audit of the diagnostic process was conducted in 227/235 (97%) patients with recentlydiagnosed colorectal cancer in the County of Västmanland, Sweden in 1998-99. READ MORE

  7. 5. Estrogen receptor beta transcriptional regulation: A potential mechanism for colon cancer prevention

    Author : Rajitha Indukuri; Cecilia Williams; Jason Carroll; KTH; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medical Technology; Medicinsk teknologi;

    Abstract : Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of death from cancer in both men andwomen in the Western world. Improved screening efforts, surveillance, and treatment havereduced CRC mortality in older patients. However, the incidence is increasing in young adults,even in the absence of CRC family history. READ MORE