BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate operative risk factors, the mortality, morbidity and survival in old patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: From 1160 patients with colorectal cancer, 398 patients aged 70 years or older, from 1970 to 2000, were followed-up. Dukes' classification, differentiation, sex, anatomical site and survival were compared with patients <70 years old. RESULTS: Long-term results have been proved to be similar both in young and old patients. Relative survival rate for patients aged 70-95 (70.5%) were similar to those for patients less than 70 years old (71.6%) and also comparable between male (72.3%) and female (68%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients have a lower capacity to react to postoperative complications, but the relative survival is similar to younger patients. Advanced age alone should not be used as a criterion to deny surgery for colorectal cancer.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate operative risk factors, the mortality, morbidity and survival in old patients with colorectal cancer. METHODS: From 1160 patients with colorectal cancer, 398 patients aged 70 years or older, from 1970 to 2000, were followed-up. Dukes' classification, differentiation, sex, anatomical site and survival were compared with patients <70 years old. RESULTS: Long-term results have been proved to be similar both in young and old patients. Relative survival rate for patients aged 70-95 (70.5%) were similar to those for patients less than 70 years old (71.6%) and also comparable between male (72.3%) and female (68%) patients. CONCLUSIONS: Elderly patients have a lower capacity to react to postoperative complications, but the relative survival is similar to younger patients. Advanced age alone should not be used as a criterion to deny surgery for colorectal cancer.
Authors: Tanya Zakrison; Bartolomeu A Nascimento; Lorraine N Tremblay; Alex Kiss; Sandro B Rizoli Journal: World J Surg Date: 2007-08 Impact factor: 3.352
Authors: Ricarda Seidensticker; Robert Damm; Julia Enge; Max Seidensticker; Konrad Mohnike; Maciej Pech; Peter Hass; Holger Amthauer; Jens Ricke Journal: BMC Cancer Date: 2018-09-10 Impact factor: 4.430