Results The patients' median age was 74 years (range: 70–94 years). In all, 171 patients (20%) were stage I, 375 (43.8%) were stage II and 311 (36.3%) were stage III.
eBook Title: Changing Treatment Patterns in Elderly Patients with Resectable Colon Cancer
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Abstract Aim To evaluate changing treatment patterns and survival outcomes of elderly patients (age 70 years or older) with resectable colon cancer over the past 15 years. Methods A total of 857 patients aged over 70 years who were managed for a resectable colon cancer between 1994 and 2010 were identified and their clinical variables were analyzed retrospectively. Results The patients' median age was 74 years (range: 70–94 years). In all, 171 patients (20%) were stage I, 375 (43.8%) were stage II and 311 (36.3%) were stage III. Over 95% of all patients underwent surgery regardless of age or diagnosis year. In stage III colon cancer the proportion of patients who received adjuvant treatment increased the more recent the year of diagnosis (1994–2000, 47%; 2001–2005, 66%; 2006–2010, 70%; P = 0.017). According to analysis by age group, older patients were less likely to receive adjuvant chemotherapy in both stage II (more than 75 years, 47.3%; 70–74 years, 59.4%; P
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