You are working in an oncology floor. Your patient is a previously healthy man aged 40...

You are working in an oncology floor. Your patient is a previously healthy man aged 40 with a new diagnosis of colon cancer.

What are some things you will need to implement in his plan of care?

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(Continue) Definitive Management is mainly Surgical (1)If right sided early growth-Right radical Hemicolectomy with ileo-transverse anastomosis (2) if transverse Colon-An extended right hemicolectomy (3) if left sided early growth-Left radical hemicolectomy. If liver secondaries present then hepatic resection mighy be required.

IF POSITIVE NODES,venous spread,Advanced carcinoma then chemotherapy using 5 fluorouacil with folinic acid.

NO ROLE FOR RADIOTHERAPHY AS TUMOUR IS RADIORESISTANT.

Follow up is very very important in this case, TIME INTERVAL--3 years at regular intervals in 3-6 months.

Thankyou.

Nightingale answered 1 year ago

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