TY - JOUR
T1 - Disease presentation, treatment and survival for Italian colorectal cancer patients
T2 - A EUROCARE high resolution study
AU - Minicozzi, Pamela
AU - Kaleci, Shaniko
AU - Maffei, Stefania
AU - Allemani, Claudia
AU - Giacomin, Adriano
AU - Caldarella, Adele
AU - Iachetta, Francesco
AU - Fusco, Mario
AU - Tumino, Rosario
AU - Vicentini, Massimo
AU - Falcini, Fabio
AU - Cesaraccio, Rosaria
AU - De Leon, Maurizio Ponz
AU - Sant, Milena
PY - 2013/2/1
Y1 - 2013/2/1
N2 - We analysed presentation, treatment and survival in a representative population-based sample of 3753 Italian colorectal cancer cases, diagnosed 2003-05: 70% were >65 years, 44% stage I-II, 27% stage IV and 92% received surgery. Chemotherapy was given to 58% of stage III colon cases, radiotherapy to 25% of rectal cases. Four percent of surgical cases underwent endoscopic polypectomy, and in 57% â 11 lymph nodes were examined. Five-year relative survival was good (60%), independent of sex and site. Adherence to treatment guidelines was satisfactory, but wider use of faecal blood testing and colonoscopy will anticipate stage at diagnosis and likely improve survival.
AB - We analysed presentation, treatment and survival in a representative population-based sample of 3753 Italian colorectal cancer cases, diagnosed 2003-05: 70% were >65 years, 44% stage I-II, 27% stage IV and 92% received surgery. Chemotherapy was given to 58% of stage III colon cases, radiotherapy to 25% of rectal cases. Four percent of surgical cases underwent endoscopic polypectomy, and in 57% â 11 lymph nodes were examined. Five-year relative survival was good (60%), independent of sex and site. Adherence to treatment guidelines was satisfactory, but wider use of faecal blood testing and colonoscopy will anticipate stage at diagnosis and likely improve survival.
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U2 - 10.1093/eurpub/ckt056
DO - 10.1093/eurpub/ckt056
M3 - Article
C2 - 23729484
AN - SCOPUS:84907942118
VL - 24
SP - 98
EP - 100
JO - European Journal of Public Health
JF - European Journal of Public Health
SN - 1101-1262
IS - 1
ER -