Non-Adherence to Standard of Care for Locally Advanced Colon Cancer as a Contributory Factor for High Mortality Rates in Kentucky

This study identified multiple factors associated with failure of locally advanced colon cancer (LACC) patients to receive standard of care, particularly adjuvant chemotherapy, suggesting the need to focus on improving adjuvant chemotherapy compliance in specific populations. Non-adherence to LACC standard of care is likely a major contributor to persistently high mortality rates in Kentucky.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - February 12, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Zeta Chow, Tong Gan, Quan Chen, Bin Huang, Nancy Schoenberg, Mark Dignan, B Mark Evers, Avinash S. Bhakta Tags: Southern Surgical Association Article Source Type: research