Abstract
JUSTIFICATION: colorectal cancer is the third most frequent neoplasm in the World, which have had notable advances in screening, diagnosis and treatment.
OBJECTIVE: a revision of epidemiology, diagnosis and therapeutic advances of colorectal cancer was made.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: following Cochrane´s methodology, a Medline research of articles published between January of 1980 and January of 2006 was made, using the words colorectal carcinoma; the articles considered relevants by the autors were selected of this research.
CONCLUSIONS: notable advances have been developed in early diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer, which traduces in a better prognosis for the patients affected by this disease.
Keywords: Colonic Neoplasms. Epidemiology. Diagnosis. Therapy.
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