Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, participants should be able to

• Review the current status of colorectal cancer (CRC), including epidemiology, risk factors, screening recommendations, and treatment strategies
• Explain current chemotherapeutic advances for CRC
• Describe regimens for advanced CRC and related patient management considerations
• Identify toxicities that may be associated with chemotherapeutic agents used to treat CRC
• Implement appropriate patient management and education strategies for patients being treated for CRC

When choosing among continuing education activities, clinicians should select those that are appropriate for their educational needs. Participants in educational activities have the implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional effectiveness. Clinicians should reflect on this activity and its applicability to their own patient population, and then identify and implement appropriate practice changes.