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Advances In Colorectal Cancer Treatment

An estimated 150,000 U.S. adults will be diagnosed hospital stay, and quicker connecting the end of the colon to an opening in the belly.
with colorectal cancer this year. Excluding skin cancer, it is recovery,” explains Wexner, Thanks to newer surgical techniques developed and/or
the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men and who led the Cleveland refined at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital, it is more
women each year in the United States. Clinic team in Florida that common for patients to need only a temporary ileostomy to
Now for the good news. The five-year survival rate for pioneered this approach. let the body rest and heal, rather than a permanent colostomy.
colorectal cancer has more than doubled since 1970, climbing “Most importantly, we can “Preserving and improving the quality of life are always
to 65 percent, due to medical advances and early screening. perform these less invasive our top priorities, and the work being done by my colleagues
For people with localized colorectal cancer (stage 1) the procedures while still in Florida, Ohio, London and Abu Dhabi attest to these
survival rate is 91 percent. minimizing the risk for priorities,” says Wexner. “For patients with colorectal cancer,
“Colorectal cancer is both preventable and highly treatable cancer recurrence.” that means eliminating their cancer while helping them
when we catch it early,” says Steven Wexner, M.D., Ph.D., Preserving Quality Of Life preserve bowel continence whenever possible.”
director of the Ellen Leifer Shulman and Steven Shulman Advancements in surgical The Maroone Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston
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Digestive Disease Center at Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital. care have made it possible Hospital is an ACS Commission on Cancer Accredited
“Patients can live long, quality lives after a colorectal cancer for many patients to achieve Steven Wexner, M.D. Program and was the first in Florida and second in the nation
diagnosis thanks to treatment advancements.” normal bowel habits and to earn accreditation from the ACS National Accreditation
Advanced Surgical Care bowel continence after colorectal surgery. Fewer patients Program for Rectal Cancer. Call (877) 463-2010 to schedule
Treatment options for colon and rectal cancers vary today require a permanent colostomy, in which stool an appointment, or visit ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/
depending upon a person’s health, age and cancer stage. is diverted from the lower part of the digestive tract by Colorectal to learn more.
While surgery is the most common treatment, chemotherapy
and radiation therapy may be needed as well. The type of
surgery performed will depend on the extent of the cancer
and where it’s located.
Some patients will require the removal of part or all of
the colon (colectomy) or rectum (rectal resection). Others
may require the removal of both. These procedures can
be done during open surgery, through one large incision,
or using minimally invasive techniques, which include
laparoscopy, robotic, and transanal endoscopic surgery
through a few small incisions.
“Patients benefit from minimally invasive surgery in
many ways, including less pain and scarring, a shorter
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