Open AccessPrediction of overall survival following colorectal cancer surgery in elderly patients
Author(s) -
Isaac SeowEn,
Winson Jianhong Tan,
Sreemanee Raaj Dorajoo,
Sharon Hui Ling Soh,
Yi Chye Law,
Soo Yeun Park,
Gyu-Seok Choi,
Wah Siew Tan,
Choong Leong Tang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v11.i5.247
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , colorectal cancer , multivariate analysis , cohort , surgery , carcinoembryonic antigen , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , elective surgery , cancer , paleontology , biology
With advanced age and chronic illness, the life expectancy of a patient with colorectal cancer (CRC) becomes less dependent on the malignant disease and more on their pre-morbid condition. Justifying major surgery for these elderly patients can be challenging. An accurate tool demonstrating post-operative survival probability would be useful for surgeons and their patients.