How to select elderly colorectal cancer patients for surgery: a pilot study in an Italian academic medical center

OBJECTIVE: Cancer is one of the most common diagnoses in elderly patients. Of all types of abdominal cancer, colorectal cancer (CRC) is undoubtedly the most frequent. Median age at diagnosis is approximately 70 years old worldwide. Due to the multiple comorbidities affecting elderly people, frailty...

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Autores principales: Ugolini, Giampaolo, Pasini, Francesco, Ghignone, Federico, Zattoni, Davide, Bacchi Reggiani, Maria Letizia, Parlanti, Daniele, Montroni, Isacco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese Anti-Cancer Association 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4706530/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26779367
http://dx.doi.org/10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2015.0084