Treatment in certified cancer centers is related to better survival in patients with colon and rectal cancer: evidence from a large German cohort study.
Veronika BierbaumChristoph BobethMartin RoesslerMichael GerkenKees Kleihues-van TolChristoph ReissfelderAlois FürstChristian GünsterPatrik DrögeThomas RuhnkeMonika Klinkhammer-SchalkeJochen SchmittOlaf SchofferPublished in: World journal of surgical oncology (2024)
This large cohort study yields new important evidence that patients with colorectal cancer have a better chance of survival if treated in a certified cancer center. Certification thus provides one powerful means to improve the quality of care for colorectal cancer. To decrease the burden of disease, more patients should thus receive cancer care in a certified center.
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