Discriminating factors in treatment decisions for chemotherapy in elderly patients with colorectal cancer

Cancer Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-26

  Alam, Mahmood ^a   Gabriel, Gabriel ^b   Barton, Michael ^c   Eek, Richard ^d  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CENTRAL SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d LIVERPOOL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42149125461     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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