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Complete mesocolic excision (CME) with D3 lymph node dissection is considered an oncological surgery for right colon cancer. However, there is still controversy for extensive oncological surgery in elderly patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the safety and oncological outcomes of ...
Colon canceris the most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women, which causes serious concerns demographically and economically throughout the world. It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the US. Colon cancer is a malignance that arises in the colon and rectum. In 2016, ...
A cohort study by Tabung et al that followed 121,050 adults for 26 years found that in both men and women, intake of proinflammatory diets (replete in red, processed, and organ meat, for example) was associated with a significantly higher risk of developing colorectal cancer. Risk was especi...
November 5, 2024 James Van Der Beek is in the prime of his life, yet he's one of the 150,000 Americans diagnosed with colon cancer this year. Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death for adults under 50. The "Dawson's Creek" actor went public with his p...
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Cancers of the colon represent the third leading cause of neoplasia-related morbidity and mortality in the United States and Canada (Committee CCSS 2009; Jemal et al. 2009). The lifetime risk for colon cancer is estimated to be 1 in 20 persons, with a me
This article describes the utilization of and outcomes associated with adjuvant chemotherapy among elderly patients (≥70 years) with resected stage III colon cancer. Adjuvant chemotherapy is delivere...
The median age of patients presenting with colorectal cancer is 72 years whereas the median age of patients in clinical trials is 63 years, and <10% of patients above age 70 are accrued in the studies. When facing an elderly patient (>70) with a resected high-risk colorectal cancer one ...
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