Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients: Insights into Presentations, Prognosis, and Patient Outcomes
Walid Shalata, Alexander Gluzman, Sofia Man, Ahron Yehonatan Cohen, Ashraf Abu Jama, Itamar Gothelf, Lena Tourkey, Ala Eddin Neime, Ali Abu Juma’a, Keren Peri-Hanania, Oshri Machluf, Gal Shoham Levin, Sondos Shalata, Ahab Hayadri, Ez El Din Abu Zeid, Nashat Abu Yasin, Amichay Meirovitz, Alexander Ya · 2024
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Walid Shalata and a large team of co-authors study colorectal cancer in patients aged seventy and over, in this 2024 paper. The cancer is among the most common and deadly worldwide, and older patients are often left out of guiding studies. The team reviewed records from one center to learn how the disease shows up and what shapes survival.
The study covered seven hundred twenty-four patients treated between 2002 and 2020, with a median age of eighty. Tumors on the left side of the colon carried a better outlook than rectal tumors, and rectal tumors fared worse than colon tumors on either side at every stage. A family history of the cancer also predicted poorer survival. The symptoms that most often started the work-up were belly pain, anemia, and rectal bleeding. The authors urge sharper attention to these signs and care plans shaped to each patient's risk.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Walid Shalata, Alexander Gluzman, Sofia Man, Ahron Yehonatan Cohen, Ashraf Abu Jama, Itamar Gothelf, Lena Tourkey, Ala Eddin Neime, Ali Abu Juma’a, Keren Peri-Hanania, Oshri Machluf, Gal Shoham Levin, Sondos Shalata, Ahab Hayadri, Ez El Din Abu Zeid, Nashat Abu Yasin, Amichay Meirovitz, Alexander Ya |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |