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Colorectal cancer (CG131) |
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Colorectal cancer: the diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer
This clinical guideline updates and replaces NICE technology appraisal 93 (TA93). It offers evidence-based advice on the diagnosis and management of colorectal cancer.
In colorectal cancer, cells in the colon or in the rectum start to grow in an uncontrolled way, forming a lump called the primary cancer or primary tumour. Like other cancers, colorectal cancer starts in a small area but can spread to other parts of the body to form metastatic tumours.
The term colorectal cancer covers cancers in both the colon (colon cancer) and the rectum (rectal cancer).
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How this guidance was produced
Background information
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This page was last updated: 20 February 2012
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Guideline formats
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Implementation tools and resources
- Baseline assessment tool
- Clinical audit tool
- Clinical case scenarios
- Costing report
- Costing template
- Electronic audit tool
- Slide set
- Case study - Implementing early rectal cancer multidisciplinary teams in secondary care
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