Challenges and Opportunities in Colorectal Cancer
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2025 | Viewed by 22
Special Issue Editor
2. Assuta Medical Center, Gastroenterology Institute, Beer-Sheva, Israel
3. Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Interests: endoscopy; colorectal cancer; lynch syndrome; polyps; polyposis
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Dear Colleagues,
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer worldwide and the second leading cause of malignancy-related mortality. The screening, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of CRC are part of the daily practice of general practitioners, gastroenterologists, oncologists, surgeons, and other healthcare professionals. Despite significant advancements and innovations in the field, many challenges remain to be addressed in the future.
Screening for CRC is important for the early diagnosis and to prevent it. However, several important questions remain open or controversial: What is the optimal screening modality? Are there promising new biomarkers? What is the appropriate age to initiate and to stop screening? Opportunistic versus organized screening? What about high-risk individuals, such as those with a family history of CRC, polyposis, or Lynch syndrome? Should universal screening for Lynch syndrome be implemented?
Numerous aspects of CRC still require further investigation. Additional studies are needed to address these critical questions, which will be helpful for clinical practice and improve patient outcomes. This Special Issue will address the different challenges and opportunities during the different phases of prevention, detection, and treatment of CRC.
I invite you to submit papers about this important and interesting topic, particularly studies or reviews about the different aspects of CRC, from screening to survival.
Dr. Naim Abu-Freha
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- colorectal cancer
- screening
- staging
- treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC)
- high-risk patients
- fecal occult testing
- colonoscopy
- lynch syndrome
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