Does delaying curative surgery for colorectal cancer influence long-term disease-free survival? A cohort study.
Stephanie Anne García BotelloJ Martín-ArevaloC Cozar-LozanoA Benitez-RiescoD Moro-ValdezateV Pla-MartíA Espí-MacíasPublished in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2021)
Time from diagnosis to definitive surgery up to 6 weeks is not associated with a decrease in 2-year or 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) in AJCC stage I through III colorectal cancer patients. These are important findings in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic and offer a window of opportunity for preoperative optimization and prehabilitation.