About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 105. Chapters: Conditions diagnosed by stool test, Typhoid fever, Diarrhea, Botulism, Trichuris trichiura, Lactose intolerance, Dysentery, Strongyloides stercoralis, Ulcerative colitis, Trichinosis, Pseudomembranous colitis, Constipation, Fecal occult blood, Colorectal cancer, Irritable bowel syndrome, Hookworm, Blastocystosis, Helicobacter pylori, Clostridium difficile, Gastroenteritis, Giardia lamblia, Wilderness acquired diarrhea, Traveler's diarrhea, Diverticulosis, Ascariasis, Stool guaiac test, Reactive arthritis, Gastritis, Dientamoebiasis, Strongyloidiasis, Infectious diarrhea, Steatorrhea, Capillaria philippinensis, Proctitis, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Accessory pancreas, Isosporiasis, Nitrazine, Bristol Stool Scale, Fecal fat test, Kato technique, Intestinal capillariasis, Merthiolate-Iodine-Formaldehyde, Manning Criteria, Sudan stain, Fecal pH test, ImmoCARE. Excerpt: Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer caused by uncontrolled cell growth (neoplasia), in the colon, rectum, or vermiform appendix. Colorectal cancer is clinically distinct from anal cancer, which affects the anus. Colorectal cancers start in the lining of the bowel. If left untreated, it can grow into the muscle layers underneath, and then through the bowel wall. Most begin as a small growth on the bowel wall: a colorectal polyp or adenoma. These mushroom-shaped growths are usually benign, but some develop into cancer over time. Localized bowel cancer is usually diagnosed through colonoscopy. Invasive cancers that are confined within the wall of the colon (TNM stages I and II) are often curable with surgery, For example, in England and Wales over 90% of patients diagnosed at this stage will survive the disease beyond 5 years. However, if left untreated, the cancer can spread to regional lymph nodes (stage III). In England and Wal...
