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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Geriatric Approaches to Rectal Cancer: Moving Towards a Patient-Tailored Treatment Era.

Carlo Vallicelli, Silvia Jasmine Barbara, Elisa Fabbri, Daniele Perrina, Giulia Griggio, Vanni Agnoletti, Fausto Catena

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Shared decision-making in radiotherapy for rectal cancer - A systematic review.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Carlo VallicelliGeneral, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, Viale Ghirotti 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9523-1324
Silvia Jasmine BarbaraDepartment of Morphology, Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy.
Elisa FabbriDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
Daniele PerrinaGeneral, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, Viale Ghirotti 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6828-9339
Giulia GriggioGeneral, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, Viale Ghirotti 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy.
Vanni AgnolettiAnesthesiology and Intensive Care Unit, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, 47521 Cesena, Italy.
Fausto CatenaGeneral, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Maurizio Bufalini Hospital, Viale Ghirotti 286, 47521 Cesena, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5558-9965

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rectal cancer is a significant global health concern, particularly amongst the elderly population, with rectal cancer accounting for approximately one-third of cancer cases in this population. Older adults often present with advanced disease stages and unique clinical manifestations, such as tumors closer to the anal verge and with greater size. Diagnosis typically involves a series of screening and imaging strategies, culminating in accurate staging through pelvic MRI, endoscopic ultrasound, and CT scan. Management of rectal cancer in older adults emphasizes individualized treatment plans that consider both the cancer stage and the patient's overall health status, including frailty and comorbidities. A multidisciplinary approach, including a mandatory geriatric assessment, is essential for optimizing outcomes, in order to improve survival and quality of life for elderly patients with rectal cancer.

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geriatric management of rectal cancergeriatric surgeryradical and/or radiation therapyrectal cancer

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PMID40004690
PMCPMC11855945

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