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Living Longer, Living Better After

A Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

An estimated 150,000 U.S. adults will be diagnosed treatable when we catch it early,” says Steven Wexner, chemotherapy and radiation
with colorectal cancer this year. Excluding skin cancer, it M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Ellen Leifer Shulman and therapy may be needed as
is the third most common cancer diagnosed in both men Steven Shulman Digestive Disease Center at Cleveland well. The type of surgery
and women each year in the United States. Clinic Florida in Weston. “Patients can live long, quality performed will depend on
Now for the good news. The five-year survival rate lives after a colorectal cancer diagnosis thanks to the extent of the cancer and
for colorectal cancer has more than doubled since 1970, treatment advancements.” where it’s located.
climbing to 65 percent, due to medical advances and early Advanced Surgical Care Some patients will require
screening. For people with localized colorectal cancer Treatment options for colon and rectal cancers vary the removal of part or all of the
(stage 1) the survival rate is 91 percent. depending upon a person’s health, age and cancer colon (colectomy) or rectum
“Colorectal cancer is both preventable and highly stage. While surgery is the most common treatment, (rectal resection). Others
may require the removal of
both. These procedures can
be done during open surgery,
through one large incision,
THEIR or using minimally invasive techniques, which include
laparoscopy, robotic, and transanal endoscopic surgery
through a few small incisions.
OWN “Patients benefit from minimally invasive surgery in
many ways, including less pain and scarring, a shorter
hospital stay, and quicker recovery,” explains Dr. Wexner,
who led the Cleveland Clinic Florida team that pioneered
TRUTHS this approach. “Most importantly, we can perform these
less invasive procedures while still minimizing the risk
for cancer recurrence.”
Preserving Quality Of Life
Advancements in surgical care have made it possible
for many patients to achieve normal bowel habits and
THE ART OF SKY CUBACUB, RIVA LEHRER, bowel continence after colorectal surgery. Fewer patients
JEFFREY MANSFIELD, AND DAVID RICHARDS today require a permanent colostomy, in which stool is
diverted from the lower part of the digestive tract by
An exhibition at ArtWorks at connecting the end of the colon to an opening in the belly.
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for patients to need only a temporary ileostomy to let the
body rest and heal, rather than a permanent colostomy.
“Preserving and improving the quality of life are always
our top priorities, and the work being done by my colleagues
in Florida, Ohio, London and Abu Dhabi attest to these
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priorities,” says Wexner. “For patients with colorectal
cancer, that means eliminating their cancer while helping
them preserve bowel continence whenever possible.”
Cleveland Clinic Florida is home to South Florida’s only
gastroenterology and gastrointestial surgery program ranked
nationally by U.S. News World Report’s “Best Hospitals”
rankings (2022/23). Identified as “high performing” in colon
cancer surgery by the magazine, the team offers a full range
of advanced treatment options for colon and rectal cancers.
The Maroone Cancer Center at Cleveland Clinic Florida is
an ACS Commission on Cancer Accredited Program and
®
Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston was the first in Florida
and second in the nation to earn accreditation from the ACS
National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer.
Cleveland Clinic Florida’s Department of Colorectal
Surgery is world-renowned for achieving excellent
outcomes and using innovative state-of-the-art
DECEMBER 2022 - MAY 2023 treatments for colorectal conditions. Learn more at
ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Colorectal or call at (877)
463-2010 to schedule a consultation.
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