Number 3 - MARCH 2005
COLORECTAL CANCER - RISK FACTORS, STAGING, FOLLOW-UP AND SCREENING.

Lin OS, Gerson LB, Soon MS, Schembre DB, Kozarek RA. Risk of proximal colon neoplasia with distal hyperplastic polyps: a meta-analysis. Arch Intern Med. 2005 Feb 28;165(4):382-90. Review 

Michels KB, Willett WC, Fuchs CS, Giovannucci E. Coffee, tea, and caffeine consumption and incidence of colon and rectal cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Feb 16;97(4):282-92.  

Gervaz P, Bucher P, Neyroud-Caspar I, Soravia C, Morel P. Proximal Location of Colon Cancer Is a Risk Factor for Development of Metachronous Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Feb 10;  

Kim MK, Sasaki S, Otani T, Tsugane S. Dietary patterns and subsequent colorectal cancer risk by subsite: A prospective cohort study. Int J Cancer. 2005 Feb 9;  

Launoy GD, Bertrand HJ, Berchi C, Talbourdet VY, Guizard AV, Bouvier VM, Caces ER. Evaluation of an immunochemical fecal occult blood test with automated reading in screening for colorectal cancer in a general average-risk population. Int J Cancer. 2005 Feb 7;  

Lamberti C, Di Blasi K, Archut D, Fimmers R, Mathiak M, Bollmann M, Vogel J, Kindermann D, Mezger J, Schmidt-Wolf IG, Sauerbruch T. Population-based registration of unselected colorectal cancer patients: five-year survival in the region of Bonn/Rhine-Sieg, Germany. Z Gastroenterol. 2005 Feb;43(2):149-54.  

Canna K, McArdle PA, McMillan DC, McNicol AM, Smith GW, McKee RF, McArdle CS. The relationship between tumour T-lymphocyte infiltration, the systemic inflammatory response and survival in patients undergoing curative resection for colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer. 2005 Feb 28;92(4):651-4.  

Loeve F, van Ballegooijen M, Snel P, Habbema JD. Colorectal cancer risk after colonoscopic polypectomy: a population-based study and literature search. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Feb;41(3):416-22.  

Okamoto M, Kawabe T, Yamaji Y, Kato J, Ikenoue T, Togo G, Watabe H, Yoshida H, Shiratori Y, Omata M. Flat-type early colorectal cancer preferentially develops in right-sided colon in older patients. Dis Colon Rectum. 2005 Jan;48(1):101-7.  

Baxter NN, Virnig DJ, Rothenberger DA, Morris AM, Jessurun J, Virnig BA. Lymph node evaluation in colorectal cancer patients: a population-based study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Feb 2;97(3):219-25.  

Renehan AG, Egger M, Saunders MP, O'Dwyer ST. Mechanisms of improved survival from intensive followup in colorectal cancer: a hypothesis. Br J Cancer. 2005 Feb 14;92(3):430-3.

Mortazavi A, Shaukat A, Othman E, Kepner JL, Fakih MG, Kuvshinoff BW, Smith JL, Javle MM. Postoperative computed tomography scan surveillance for patients with stage II and III colorectal cancer: worthy of further study?
Am J Clin Oncol. 2005 Feb;28(1):30-5. 

 Flood A, Peters U, Chatterjee N, Lacey JV Jr, Schairer C, Schatzkin A. Calcium from diet and supplements is associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer in a prospective cohort of women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005 Jan;14(1):126-32. 

Sandler RS. Calcium supplements to prevent colorectal adenomas. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Feb;100(2):395-6.  

Shaukat A, Scouras N, Schunemann HJ. Role of supplemental calcium in the recurrence of colorectal adenomas: a metaanalysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Gastroenterol. 2005 Feb;100(2):390-4.  

 Rockey DC, Paulson E, Niedzwiecki D, Davis W, Bosworth HB, Sanders L, Yee J, Henderson J, Hatten P, Burdick S, Sanyal A, Rubin DT, Sterling M, Akerkar G, Bhutani MS, Binmoeller K, Garvie J, Bini EJ, McQuaid K, Foster WL, Thompson WM, Dachman A, Halvorsen R. Analysis of air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy: prospective comparison. Lancet. 2005 Jan 22;365(9456):305-11.  

 Platell CF, Semmens JB. Review of survival curves for colorectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Dec;47(12):2070-5. 

O'Connell JB, Maggard MA, Liu JH, Etzioni DA, Ko CY. Are survival rates different for young and older patients with rectal cancer? Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Dec;47(12):2064-9.  

Nadel MR, Shapiro JA, Klabunde CN, Seeff LC, Uhler R, Smith RA, Ransohoff DF. A national survey of primary care physicians' methods for screening for fecal occult blood. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jan 18;142(2):86-94.  

Collins JF, Lieberman DA, Durbin TE, Weiss DG; Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study #380 Group. Accuracy of screening for fecal occult blood on a single stool sample obtained by digital rectal examination: a comparison with recommended sampling practice. Ann Intern Med. 2005 Jan 18;142(2):81-5.  

Ciccolallo L, Capocaccia R, Coleman MP, Berrino F, Coebergh JW, Damhuis RA, Faivre J, Martinez-Garcia C, Moller H, Ponz de Leon M, Launoy G, Raverdy N, Williams EM, Gatta G. Survival differences between European and US patients with colorectal cancer: role of stage at diagnosis and surgery. Gut. 2005 Feb;54(2):268-73.  

Chao A, Thun MJ, Connell CJ, McCullough ML, Jacobs EJ, Flanders WD, Rodriguez C, Sinha R, Calle EE. Meat consumption and risk of colorectal cancer. JAMA. 2005 Jan 12;293(2):172-82.  

 Kirchgatterer A, Steiner P, Hubner D, Fritz E, Aschl G, Preisinger J, Hinterreiter M, Stadler B, Knoflach P. Colorectal cancer in geriatric patients: endoscopic diagnosis and surgical treatment. World J Gastroenterol. 2005 Jan 21;11(3):315-8. 

Larsson SC, Bergkvist L, Wolk A. Magnesium intake in relation to risk of colorectal cancer in women. JAMA. 2005 Jan 5;293(1):86-9. 

Imperiale TF, Ransohoff DF, Itzkowitz SH, Turnbull BA, Ross ME; Colorectal Cancer Study Group. Fecal DNA versus fecal occult blood for colorectal-cancer screening in an average-risk population. N Engl J Med. 2004 Dec 23;351(26):2704-14. 

Croner RS, Foertsch T, Brueckl WM, Guenther K, Siebenhaar R, Stremmel C, Matzel KE, Papadopoulos T, Kirchner T, Behrens J, Klein-Hitpass L, Stuerzl M, Hohenberger W, Reingruber B. Common denominator genes that distinguish colorectal carcinoma from normal mucosa. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2004 Dec 22;  

Ahmed S, Leslie A, Thaha MA, Carey FA, Steele RJ. Lower gastrointestinal symptoms are not predictive of colorectal neoplasia in a faecal occult blood screen-positive population. Br J Surg. 2004 Dec 17;  

Rockey DC, Koch J, Yee J, McQuaid KR, Halvorsen RA. Prospective comparison of air-contrast barium enema and colonoscopy in patients with fecal occult blood: a pilot study. Gastrointest Endosc. 2004 Dec;60(6):953-8.  

 Kievit W, de Bruin JH, Adang EM, Severens JL, Kleibeuker JH, Sijmons RH, Ruers TJ, Nagengast FM, Vasen HF, van Krieken JH, Ligtenberg MJ, Hoogerbrugge N. Cost effectiveness of a new strategy to identify HNPCC patients.
Gut. 2005 Jan;54(1):97-102.

Ouellette JR, Small DG, Termuhlen PM. Evaluation of Charlson-Age Comorbidity Index as predictor of morbidity and mortality in patients with colorectal carcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg. 2004 Dec;8(8):1061-7.  

Okabe S, Shia J, Nash G, Wong WD, Guillem JG, Weiser MR, Temple L, Sugihara K, Paty PB. Lymph node metastasis in T1 adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum. J Gastrointest Surg. 2004 Dec;8(8):1032-9; discussion 1039-40. 

Seeff LC, Manninen DL, Dong FB, Chattopadhyay SK, Nadel MR, Tangka FK, Molinari NA. Is there endoscopic capacity to provide colorectal cancer screening to the unscreened population in the United States? Gastroenterology. 2004 Dec;127(6):1661-9.   

Gervaz P, Bucher P, Morel P. Two colons-two cancers: paradigm shift and clinical implications. J Surg Oncol. 2004 Dec 15;88(4):261-6. Review. 

Larsson SC, Rafter J, Holmberg L, Bergkvist L, Wolk A. Red meat consumption and risk of cancers of the proximal colon, distal colon and rectum: the Swedish Mammography Cohort. Int J Cancer. 2005 Feb 20;113(5):829-34.  

Gupta D, Lammersfeld CA, Vashi PG, Burrows J, Lis CG, Grutsch JF. Prognostic significance of Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) in advanced colorectal cancer. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Jan;59(1):35-40.