Open AccessCause of death for elders with colorectal cancer: a real-world data analysis
Author(s) -
Renjie Wang,
Lingyu Han,
Weixing Dai,
Shaobo Mo,
Wenqiang Xiang,
Qingguo Li,
Ye Xu,
Guoxiang Cai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.084
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 2219-679X
pISSN - 2078-6891
DOI - 10.21037/jgo.2020.03.04
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , cause of death , epidemiology , disease , stage (stratigraphy) , oncology , causes of cancer , copd , paleontology , biology
Many patients surviving from colorectal cancer die of causes irrelevant to cancer. This study was designed to describe the leading causes of death among older patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer and assess factors that are related to colorectal cancer mortality versus mortality from other causes.
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