Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 40 to 80 years old
- Language spoken: Finnish or Swedish
- Performance status: Karnofsky score 70 or better or WHO performance status 2 or
better
- earlier diagnosed (histologically confirmed) colorectal cancer with discovered
metastases at operation
- Earlier diagnosed and treated colorectal cancer with discovered recurrence in the
follow up
- Mental status: Patients must be able to understand the meaning of the study
- Informed consent: The patient must sign the appropriate Ethical Committee (EC)
approved informed consent documents in the presence of the designated staff
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior medical history: Patient must have no history of serious cardiovascular, liver
or kidney disease
- Vulnerable study subjects such as described in Finnish law concerning clinical
studies (disabled, children, pregnant or breast-feeding women, prisoners) will not be
included.