Population-based study of factors predicting treatment intention in patients with locally recurrent rectal cancer.

CONCLUSION: Non-central location of the LRRC, presence of symptoms and age at least 80 years at diagnosis of the LRRC were associated with treatment with palliative intent.
PMID: 29023631 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - October 12, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: Westberg K, Palmer G, Hjern F, Nordenvall C, Johansson H, Holm T, Martling A Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research