- Be able to state the current colon cancer screening recommendations for both average and high risk patients.
- Be able to discuss the importance of family history, hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes and appropriate referral for genetic counseling and testing.
- Be able to describe the evaluation of positive screening tests, which require a diagnostic evaluation, not a screening evaluation.
- Be able to discuss modalities for staging of colon cancer.
- Be able to state the primary treatment of colon cancer.
- Be able to list the indications for adjuvant therapy after surgical resection.
- Be able to summarize surveillance required postoperatively.
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