[Radiotherapy and symptomatic treatments of advanced colorectal cancers]. / Radiothérapie et traitements symptomatiques des cancers colo-rectaux évolués.
Rev Prat
; 47(12 Spec No): S43-6, 1997 Jun 15.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9248093
ABSTRACT
Treatments of colorectal cancers can still be curative up to fairly advanced stage. Clinical situations vary greatly depending on the primary local recurrence is a major event in rectal cancer whereas metastases are the main problem in colon cancer. Therefore, rectal cancer benefit from locoregional combined treatments, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery, to control the pelvic disease. In the metastatic setting, it is important to offer potentially curative treatment as often as possible. Radiotherapy for bone or brain metastasis is well known and frequently used; irradiation of painful liver metastasis is less regularly discussed despite its efficacy. Symptomatic treatments like analgesics narcotic or not, non steroidal anti-inflammatory, anxiolytics, etc. are useful. All these treatments must be evaluated, not only in term of anti-tumoural but also from the quality of life point of view.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Palliative Care
/
Colorectal Neoplasms
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Prat
Year:
1997
Document type:
Article