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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a intimidating health problem worldwide. It is the third most common cancer in men (663000 cases, 10.0% of all cancer cases) and the second most common in women (571000 cases, 9.4% of all cancer cases). The number of Colorectal cancer related deaths is estimated to be approximately 608000 worldwide. In India, the annual incidence rates (AARs) for rectal cancer in men are 4.1 per 100000, respectively. The AAR for colon cancer in women is 3.9 per 100000. Rectal cancer ranks 9th and colon cancer ranks 8th among men. For women, rectal cancer does not figure in the top 10 cancers, whereas colon cancer ranks 9th. A stoma operation causes profound variations in the life of patients life because of the loss of bodily function, resulting physical damage, disfigurement, impaired or lack of interest in sexual function/activity. It can change the person’s social life and make them feel different because they do not display the characteristics and attributes that society deems normal, due to their changed body. It may even lead social isolation and may find it difficult to understand the implications of a stoma. The nurse, as a member of the multiprofessional team, has an important role in the process of counseling to the person with a stoma, as she has competence and assistential tools, such as Systematized Nursing Care, for detecting all the difficulties in adaptation that these clients may face in their condition of having stomas, as well as outlining together actions aimed at minimizing and overcoming such difficulties.
