Dr Naeem Khan

11/08/2022

18/04/2019

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04/03/2019

Malignancy in any part of the colon or re**um (large intestine) is termed as colore**al cancer (CRC).

Most often, it spreads to the liver and sometimes to the lungs, bones, or other organs. When this happens, it is called Metastatic Colore**al Cancer (mCRC).

Globally, CRC is the 3rd most common cancer in men and 2nd most in women. In India, it is among the top 10 cancers: around 49,500 deaths occur due to colore**al cancer.

It is more common in developed nations, but its prevalence has been increasing in developing nations, too. The symptoms are blood and mucus in stools, altered bowel habits, and sudden weight loss.

Those older than 50 years or having a family history of CRC are at a greater risk. Other risk factors include diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, smoking, and consumption of excess red meat or alcohol.

You can prevent CRC by being physically active, avoiding smoking, maintaining a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, and limiting intake of fast food and alcohol.

The tests for detecting CRC are stool for occult blood, digital re**al examination, and colonoscopy.

The treatment options for CRC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Factors that determine the outcome of treatment are age, stage, co-morbidities, left vs right colon, and certain genetic changes (like RAS mutation).

The good news is that with biomarker testing and personalized treatments, the survival rates of metastatic CRC have gone up

04/03/2019

Malignancy in any part of the colon or re**um (large intestine) is termed as colore**al cancer (CRC).

Most often, it spreads to the liver and sometimes to the lungs, bones, or other organs. When this happens, it is called Metastatic Colore**al Cancer (mCRC).

Globally, CRC is the 3rd most common cancer in men and 2nd most in women. In India, it is among the top 10 cancers: around 49,500 deaths occur due to colore**al cancer.

It is more common in developed nations, but its prevalence has been increasing in developing nations, too. The symptoms are blood and mucus in stools, altered bowel habits, and sudden weight loss.

Those older than 50 years or having a family history of CRC are at a greater risk. Other risk factors include diseases such as Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis, smoking, and consumption of excess red meat or alcohol.

You can prevent CRC by being physically active, avoiding smoking, maintaining a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, and limiting intake of fast food and alcohol.

The tests for detecting CRC are stool for occult blood, digital re**al examination, and colonoscopy.

The treatment options for CRC include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Factors that determine the outcome of treatment are age, stage, co-morbidities, left vs right colon, and certain genetic changes (like RAS mutation).

The good news is that with biomarker testing and personalized treatments, the survival rates of metastatic CRC have gone up.

11/06/2018

Lifestyle diseases can be managed by simple changes in diet and change in lifestyle I.e exercise. Remember prevention is better than cure .

24/04/2018

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