Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent

References

Citations

  1. American Cancer Society (2005). Colorectal Cancer Facts and Figures: Special Edition 2005, pp. 1–20. Available online: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/STT/content/STT_1x_Colorectal_Cancer_Facts_and_Figures_-_Special_Edition_2005.asp.

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Other Works Consulted

  • Levin B (2004). Colorectal cancer. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., Scientific American Medicine, section 12, chap. 5. New York: WebMD.

  • Libutti SK, et al. (2005). Cancer of the colon. In VT DeVita Jr et al., eds., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 7th ed., pp. 1061–1109. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.

  • Libutti SK, et al. (2005). Cancer of the rectum. In VT DeVita Jr et al., eds., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 7th ed., pp. 1110–1124. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.


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Author: Bets Davis, MFALast Updated: December 1, 2006
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Arvydas D. Vanagunas, MD - Gastroenterology

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