CARCINOMA OF THE LARGE INTESTINE

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Abstract
In spite of the existence of accurate diagnostic procedures and intensive educational campaigns directed toward both physician and patient, many carcinomas of the large intestine become far advanced before a diagnosis is made. In 1924, after reviewing the records of 1,937 patients who had carcinoma of the rectum or sigmoid, Buie1made the statement that 1 of every 5 of these patients had been operated on for hemorrhoids or had been treated symptomatically for some type of organic disease, other than the carcinoma. The aforementioned author has made this statement repeatedly since that time. It is remarkable, however, that during the period of their symptoms just as many patients as heretofore continue to receive treatment for some supposed condition of the rectum or colon other than the carcinoma, which thus remains undiscovered. The purpose of our study was to determine the nature of the treatment in relation to the

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