SPONSORED: Treatment plans are as individual as the patient. At Mays Cancer Center, a multidisciplinary team devises a personalized treatment strategy.
Dr. Sukeshi Patel Arora, medical oncologist and leader of the gastrointestinal malignancies program at the Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio, specializes in medical oncology treatments for gastrointestinal cancers, including gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas, liver and neuroendocrine cancers.Colorectal cancer is now the primary cause of cancer-related deaths among young men under 50 and the second leading cause among women in the same age group, according to the American Cancer Society.
Certain lifestyle choices can also increase the risk. These include a lack of regular exercise and a diet lacking in fruits and vegetables, as well as one low in fiber and high in fat and processed meats. Being overweight or obese, along with the use of alcohol and tobacco, can also elevate the risk for developing the disease.Colorectal cancer can start as a polyp or small, abnormal grouping of cells in the colon’s lining.
Regular screenings are the best way to prevent developing the disease, and the gold standard for screening is a colonoscopy. If polyps are found during the screening, they can be removed before they progress into cancer.The latest treatment options for personalized care Approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the hepatic artery infusion pump is a palm-sized device implanted below the skin in the abdomen while the patient is under anesthesia. It is designed to deliver high doses of chemotherapy safely to patients living with colorectal cancer and bile duct cancer that have spread to the liver.
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