Meet the editor

Keun-Yeong Jeong serves as Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President of MetiMedi Pharmaceuticals. Prior to founding MetiMedi Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Jeong focused on investigating cancer. He has noticeable scientific achievements including many peer-reviewed publications and patents. He is also an editor of internationally prominent science journals. Dr. Jeong developed promotion methods for cancer treatment using mesenchymal stem

cells and radiation. He received his MS and PhD in Medicine from Korea University, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Yonsei University Cancer Center.

Contents

**Section 1**

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

**Section 4**

**Section 5**

*by Keun-Yeong Jeong*

*by Susanna Maria Kassier*

*and Wilson Vilela Medeiros-Filho*

Eradication of Colon Cancer

*and Sandra F. Martins*

*by Cherie Ann Kruger and Heidi Abrahamse*

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Key Factors for Colorectal Cancer Prevention **7**

**Chapter 2 9**

Pathogenesis of Colorectal Cancer **25**

**Chapter 3 27**

Multidisciplinary Approach for Treating Colorectal Cancer **39**

**Chapter 4 41**

Multidisciplinary Approach for Prognostic Prediction **65**

**Chapter 5 67**

Targeted Photodynamic Therapy as Potential Treatment Modality for the

Immunoscore and Microbiome in Colorectal Cancer: What's New?

*by Filipa Macedo, Nuno Bonito, Adhemar Longatto-Filho* 

Introductory Chapter: Multidisciplinary Colorectal Cancer - First Steps to Encompass Various Strategies for Preventing and Treating Colorectal Cancer

Effectivity and Modulating Pathways for the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Diet, Body Fatness, Physical Activity, and Supplementation

A Genetic Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Progression *by Lenuce Ribeiro Aziz Ydy, Willian Ricardo Camarço-Silva* 
