Bowel Cancer
Summary
This page contains:- a pocket summary for practitioners
- training slide sets for clinical education sessions
- the full Management of Early Colorectal Cancer (2011) guideline.
The materials address surgical, and medical and radiation oncological management of patients with early bowel cancer. It covers the clinical pathway from preoperative assessment to appropriate intervention and includes recommendations for follow-up. Content includes guidance on elective surgery for colon and rectal cancer, emergency surgery for bowel obstruction, adjuvant therapy, as well as general guidance to facilitate coordinated and patient-centred care
GPs and others in primary care may also find them useful, particularly with respect to planned follow-up of patients with colorectal cancer.
Resources
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Management of early colorectal cancer: Pocket summaryThis resource is intended as a quick clinical reference to selected Management of Early Colorectal Cancer guideline content, primarily recommendations.
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Colorectal cancer presenter slide set: OncologyThis slide set has been prepared to assist educators in training sessions on colorectal cancer. If you use a slide to make your own presentation, please do not change the slide's contents.
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Colorectal cancer presenter slide set: Surgery
This slide set has been prepared to assist educators in training sessions on surgery. If you use a slide to make your own presentation, please do not change the slide's contents.
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Management of early colorectal cancerAn evidence-based summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence to inform best practice in the management of people with early colorectal cancer. The guideline will be relevant and useful to all secondary and tertiary care practitioners involved in the care of people with early colorectal cancer (ie, not metastatic or recurrent).