Background:
Colorectal cancer is a significant health burden worldwide, accounting for over1,2million new cancer cases and more than600,000cases of cancer-related mortalityannually. However, incidence of this type of cancer has recently decreased in severalWestern countries, largely due to increased awareness, early detection and preventionmeasures. In addition, advancements in treatments have improved the survival ofpatients with this disease. To date, surgery is curative for the early stages of colore...