Surgical methods
It's important to talk to your surgeon about which surgical method will be best for you.
It's important to talk to your surgeon about which surgical method will be best for you.
Surgery is considered the most common treatment for early stage or resectable (removable) colorectal cancers.
Your doctors will evaluate which type of surgery is best for you, depending on the extent of the tumor and where it is located.
The three main types of surgery for colorectal cancer are
In minimally invasive surgery, surgeons make several small incisions in the abdomen and then use specific surgical tools to operate through the incisions.
Minimally invasive surgery in linked to:
With open surgery, the surgeon makes a single long incision into the abdomen.
Patients who have open surgery may take longer to recover, due to the larger incision.
Open surgery may be recommended for patients with:
The treatment option is for patients with KRASG12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) who have received prior treatment with fluoropyrimidine-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-based chemotherapy.
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