The impact of age on colorectal cancer incidence, treatment, and outcomes in an equal-access health care system

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 303-310

  Steele, Scott R ^a   Park, Grace E ^a   Johnson, Eric K ^a   Martin, Matthew J ^a   Stojadinovic, Alexander ^b   Maykel, J A ^c   Causey, Marlin W ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Cancer; Colorectal cancer; Equal access; Survival

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERALL SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; COLORECTAL TUMOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897574972     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182a586e7     Document Type: Article

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