Bottom Line: Most colorectal cancer surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years and older patients have worse outcomes than younger ones. Although the total number of colon cancer operations has decreased in the past decade. Author: Mehraneh D. Jafari, M.D., and colleagues from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange. Background: Gastrointestinal cancers are common in the elderly ...Thursday 10 April 2014
Patients Over 65 Have Worse Outcomes After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Bottom Line: Most colorectal cancer surgeries are performed on patients older than 65 years and older patients have worse outcomes than younger ones. Although the total number of colon cancer operations has decreased in the past decade. Author: Mehraneh D. Jafari, M.D., and colleagues from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, Orange. Background: Gastrointestinal cancers are common in the elderly ...
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