Interhospital referral of colorectal cancer patients: a Dutch population-based study.
A K WarpsM P M de Neree Tot BabberichE DekkerM W J M WoutersJ W T DekkerR A E M TollenaarPieter J Tanisnull nullPublished in: International journal of colorectal disease (2021)
A large proportion of colorectal cancer patients that are treated in tertiary care hospitals are referred from another hospital but mostly treated within standards for waiting time. These patients are younger but often have a more advanced disease. This suggests that these patients are willing to travel more but also reflects successful centralization of complex oncological patients in the Netherlands.