The survival gap between middle-aged and elderly colon cancer patients. Time trends in treatment and survival

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 904-912

  Van Den Broek, C B M ^a   Dekker, J W T ^a   Bastiaannet, E ^a   Krijnen, P ^b   De Craen, A J M ^a   Tollenaar, R A E M ^a   Van De Velde, C J H ^a   Liefers, G J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Integraal Kankercentrum West   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aged; Colon cancer; Elderly; Population based; Survival; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE EXCESS RISK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREND STUDY;

EID: 80052961587     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2011.06.013     Document Type: Article

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