Palliative treatment for elderly patients with colon cancer in ten Italian medical oncology units

Lara Maria Pasetto,Cristina Falci,Elisa Rizzo,Gian Luca De Salvo,Giampietro Gasparini,Mario D'Andrea,Emilio Bajetta,Marco Platania,Oscar Alabiso,Stefania Miraglia,Francesco Oniga,Rita Biason,M.C. Chetri,Palma Fedele,Giovanna Massara,Incoronata Romaniello,M. Giordano,Giovanna Luchena,Franco Buzzi,Riccardo Ricotta,Salvatore Siena,Silvio Monfardini

Palliative treatment for elderly patients with colon cancer in ten Italian medical oncology units

2008

Background: Palliative chemotherapy significantly reducesmortalityinpatientswithstageIVcoloncancer,butis less prescribed with rising age. In this paper, we highlight the pattern of palliative treatment and possible effects on survival among elderly patients. Patients and Methods: From January to December 2004, 78 files on the management of stage IV colorectalcancer(CRC)patientsover70years,collectedfrom

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Fluorouracil
Cancer research
Capecitabine
Organoplatinum Compounds
Tegafur
Cancer
Colorectal cancer
Internal medicine
Retrospective cohort study
Chemotherapy
Medicine
Surgery
palliative care

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