Personalizing the Prediction of Colorectal Cancer Prognosis by Incorporating Comorbidities and Functional Status into Prognostic Nomograms

Personalizing the Prediction of Colorectal Cancer Prognosis by Incorporating Comorbidities and Functional Status into Prognostic Nomograms

Despite consistent evidence that comorbidities and functional status (FS) are strong prognostic factors for colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, these important characteristics are not considered in prognostic nomograms. We assessed to what extent incorporating these characteristics into prognostic mod...

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Main Authors: Daniel Boakye, Lina Jansen, Martin Schneider, Jenny Chang-Claude, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-09-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
comorbidity
functional status
nomogram
personalized medicine
prognosis
colorectal neoplasm
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/10/1435

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