Health-related quality-of-life trajectories during/after surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with colon cancer.
Ellen R M ScheepersG R VinkA H W SchiphorstM H Emmelot-VonkL H van Huis-TanjaM E HamakerlPublished in: European geriatric medicine (2023)
Colon cancer treatment was associated with a decline in HR-QoL three months post-surgery, but most patients return to baseline level within twelve months. Still, particularly older patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy were less resilient and at risk of a late decline in HR-QoL. These data could help in patients counselling regarding colon cancer treatment.