ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2010
Why so late?!--delay in treatment of colorectal cancer is socially determined.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Treatment delay significantly increases mortality in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis.GeroScience · 2025Pooled it
- Conflicting Guidelines: A Systematic Review on the Proper Interval for Colorectal Cancer Treatment.World journal of surgery · 2021Pooled it
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- Inequalities in treatment among patients with colon and rectal cancer: a multistate survival model using data from England national cancer registry 2012-2016.British journal of cancer · 2024Article
- Pre-to-post diagnosis weight trajectories in colorectal cancer patients with non-metastatic disease.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Observational
- Extensive screening of microRNA populations identifies hsa-miR-375 and hsa-miR-133a-3p as selective markers for human rectal and colon cancer.Oncotarget · 2018Article
- Socioeconomic disparities affect survival in malignant ovarian germ cell tumors in AYA population.The Journal of surgical research · 2018Article
- Identification of patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer in primary care: a case-control study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2016Article
- Research in cancer care disparities in countries with universal healthcare: mapping the field and its conceptual contours.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2014Review
- Applying Latent Class Analysis on Cancer Registry Data to Identify and Compare Health Disparity Profiles in Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatment Delay.Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMPArticle
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Abstract
purposeThe interval between symptom onset and therapy in patients with colorectal cancer was studied.
methodsOne hundred twenty three patients with colorectal cancer were included. Demography data, symptoms, consultations, and tumour stage were obtained by standardized questionnaires. Risk factors for delayed treatment were analysed.
resultsEighty six patients suffered from colonic cancer. The total time between the first symptoms and therapy ranged from 13 to 442 days (mean, 148). Delay of surgical therapy was responsible for significantly higher tumour grades. Delayed start of therapy was found to be correlated to the type of cancer, socioeconomic status, marital status, and quality of first consultation (univariate analysis). On multivariate analyses, type of cancer, marital and socioeconomic status remained significantly associated with delayed treatment (all p values ≤ 0.001, r(2) = 0.50).
conclusionsThe delay in treatment of colorectal cancer depends on socioeconomic status and family background. Achieving equity in colorectal cancer detection may require consideration of high-risk subgroups.
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