Impact of age on the use of adjuvant treatments in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: patients with stage III colon or stage II/III rectal cancer

Impact of age on the use of adjuvant treatments in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer: patients with stage III colon or stage II/III rectal cancer

Abstract Background Many older patients don’t receive appropriate oncological treatment. Our aim was to analyse whether there are age differences in the use of adjuvant chemotherapy and preoperative radiotherapy in patients with colorectal cancer. Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted in...

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Main Authors: C. Sarasqueta, A. Perales, A. Escobar, M. Baré, M. Redondo, N. Fernández de Larrea, E. Briones, J. M. Piera, M. V. Zunzunegui, J. M. Quintana, the REDISECC-CARESS/CCR group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Colorectal cancer
Age
Equity
Adherence
Chemotherapy
Preoperative radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5910-z

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