Postoperative Outcomes of Screen-Detected vs Non–Screen-Detected Colorectal Cancer in the Netherlands | Zendy

Michael P.M. de Neree tot Babberich | Zendy; Nina C. A. Vermeer | Zendy; Michel W.J.M. Wouters | Zendy; Wilhelmina M. U. van Grevenstein | Zendy; Koen Peeters | Zendy; Evelien Dekker | Zendy; Pieter J. Tanis | Zendy

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Postoperative Outcomes of Screen-Detected vs Non–Screen-Detected Colorectal Cancer in the Netherlands

Author(s) -

Michael P.M. de Neree tot Babberich,

Nina C. A. Vermeer,

Michel W.J.M. Wouters,

Wilhelmina M. U. van Grevenstein,

Koen Peeters,

Evelien Dekker,

Pieter J. Tanis

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.3567

Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , general surgery , cancer , medline , surgery , oncology , political science , law

Postoperative outcomes were significantly better for patients with colon cancer referred through the fecal immunochemical test-based screening program compared with non-screen-detected patients. These differences were not found in patients with rectal cancer. The outcomes of patients with screen-detected colon cancer were still better after an extensive case-mix correction, implying additional underlying factors favoring patients referred for surgery through the screening program.

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