Table of Contents

1. Importance of Multidisciplinary Approach to Colorectal Cancer; 2. Prevention and Screening of Colorectal Cancer; 3. Navigation Programs in Colorectal Cancer; 4. Polyps and Precursor Lesions; 5. Preoperative Staging: Imaging and Endoscopic Approaches; 6. Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics; 7. Management of Non-Metastatic Colon Cancer; 8. Non-Metastatic Rectal Cancer: Early and Locally Advanced; 9. Management of Synchronous Metastases; 10. Management of Potentially Resectable Recurrent Disease; 11. Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; 12. Phase I/II Clinical Trials in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; 13. Management of Systemic Treatment-Induced Toxicities; 14. Radiation Palliative Care; 15. Multidisciplinary Approach to Quality of Life; 16. Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer; 17. Models of Care Delivery; 19. Future Directions: Gene Expression Profiling; 19. Future Directions: Targeted Therapies; 20. Future Directions: Marker Clinical Trial Designs; 21. Colon Cancer Survivorship; 22. Patient Advocacy

About the Author

Al B. Benson III is Professor of Medicine, Associate Director for Clinical Investigations, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University.

A. Bapsi Chakravarthy, MD, is an Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Stanley R. Hamilton, MD, Division Head, Pathology, M D Anderson Cancer Center

Elin R. Sigurdson, MD, Director of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center

Charles R. Thomas, Jr., MD is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiation Medicine and Professor of Hematology/Oncology at the Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute.