Should radical surgery for rectal cancer be offered to elderly population? A propensity-matching analysis on short- and long-term outcomes

Published: Feb 8, 2020
Abstract
Elderly patients with rectal tumor are often undertreated if compared to younger ones. The reasons for this attitude are not fully clear.The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of radical treatments for rectal cancer in subjects with an age ≥ 75 years (group 1) and to compare short- and long-term outcomes of these patients with patients with an age of less that 75 years (group 2). 311 consecutive patients who underwent radical...
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Title
Should radical surgery for rectal cancer be offered to elderly population? A propensity-matching analysis on short- and long-term outcomes
Published Date
Feb 8, 2020
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