Do Moderate Surgical Treatment Delays Influence Survival in Colon Cancer?

• Published in: Diseases of the colon & rectum Vol. 60; no. 12; pp. 1241 - 1249
• Main Authors: Wanis, Kerollos Nashat, Patel, Sanjay V B, Brackstone, Muriel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Appointments and Schedules; Colonic Neoplasms - mortality; Colonic Neoplasms - pathology; Colonic Neoplasms - surgery; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Ontario - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Time Factors

Studies examining treatment delay and survival after surgical treatment of colon cancer have varied in quality and outcome, with little evidence available regarding the safety of longer surgical treatment wait times. Our study examined the effect of surgical treatment wait times on survival for pati...