Colorectal cancer – from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment

Colorectal cancer is a general term applied to malignant tumours occurring anywhere within the colon (large bowel or large intestine). This includes the rectum which is the last part of the colon before the anus. Colorectal cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in the in the UK (behind lung). Most cases occur […]

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Colorectal cancer – from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment

Colorectal cancer is a general term applied to malignant tumours occurring anywhere within the colon (large bowel or large intestine). This includes the rectum which is the last part of the colon before the anus. Colorectal cancer is the second highest cause of cancer death in the in the UK (behind lung). Most cases occur […]

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Through the keyhole – improving surgical skills

One of the biggest challenges facing us in modern surgery is how to take tomorrow’s surgeons from relative novices to the expert that you and I would wish to have repair a vital organ. There was a time not so long ago when  young surgeons practised their embryonic skills on patients in the middle of […]

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Through the keyhole – improving surgical skills

One of the biggest challenges facing us in modern surgery is how to take tomorrow’s surgeons from relative novices to the expert that you and I would wish to have repair a vital organ. There was a time not so long ago when  young surgeons practised their embryonic skills on patients in the middle of […]

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