The association of age with the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of colorectal cancer: a UK single-centre retrospective study.

Chukwuemeka C AneleA AskariL NavaratneK PatelJ T JenkinO D FaizA Latchford

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2019)

Patients under the age of 40 are more likely to present with rectal cancer and have comparable histological features than the older groups. Despite higher rates of adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment, the young group were found to have worse DFS.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
end stage renal disease
locally advanced
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
middle aged
early stage
lymph node
prognostic factors
physical activity
patient reported outcomes
replacement therapy
patient reported