Time to Surgery and Colon Cancer Survival in the United States

Purpose: Time to surgery (TTS) is of concern to patients diagnosed with cancer and their physicians. Controversy surrounds the impact of TTS on colon cancer survival. There are limited national data evaluating the association; thus, our aim was to estimate the overall survival (OS) impact from increasing TTS for patients with colon cancer. Methods: Using the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB), we assessed OS as a function of time between diagnosis and surgery by evaluating intervals encompassing
Source: Annals of Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research