Older patients and adjuvant therapy for colorectal cancer: Surgeon knowledge, opinions, and practice

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 335-341

  Jorgensen, Mikaela L ^a   Young, Jane M ^a,b   Solomon, Michael J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CANCER INSTITUTE NSW   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adjuvant therapy; Colorectal; Older patients; Physician

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGEON;

AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79952758793     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/DCR.0b013e3181ff43d6     Document Type: Article

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