Colorectal Cancer Treatment: Progress and Advances

Colorectal Cancer CancerCare Connect Education Workshops

English - May 16, 2022 17:30 - 56 minutes - 25.5 MB - ★★★★ - 4 ratings
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- Overview of Colorectal Cancer, in the Context of COVID-19 & its Variants
- Current Standard of Care
- New Treatment Approaches
- Predicting Response to Treatment
- Staging & Biomarker Testing
- Role of Precision Medicine, including Heritable & Non-Heritable Genetic & Genomic Testing
- The Role of Targeted Cancer Therapies
- Clinical Trial Updates
- How Research Contributes to Treatment Options
- Managing Treatment Side Effects, Symptoms & Pain
- Nutrition & Hydration Concerns & Tips
- The Increasing Role of Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments
- Communicating with Your Health Care Team about Quality-of-Life Concerns & Follow-Up Appointments
- Guidelines to Prepare for Telehealth/Telemedicine Appointments, including Technology, Prepared List of Questions & Discussion of OpenNotes
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts