New progress of multidisciplinary treatment for colon cancer / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Colonic neoplasms is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and second most commonlv diagnosed cancer in women worldwide.The morbidity of Colonic neoplasms is increasing year by year.Despite the fact that surgery is still the main treatment for patients with colon cancer,surgery alone hasn't improved the treatment effectiveness.The current management of colon cancer has come to multidisciplinary team (MDT) modality.MDT modality could offer the optimal treatment option and the internal communication.Under the pattern of MDT which integrates the surgery,chemotherapy,radiotherapy,interventional therapy,targeted therapy and immune therapy,there has been a big progress in the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancer.Patients with metastatic colon cancer should undergo a discussion by a multidisciplinary team before the initial treatment.