Overall survival and quality of life in elderly patients treated for rectal cancer: results of a five year follow-up
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Background The study was conducted on a population of 74 patients undergoing surgery for rectal adenocarcinoma with 5-year follow-up. The aim is to evaluate the survival and Quality of Life (QoL) in two groups of patients: Y group with age <60 years and E group with age ≥ 60 years. QoL was determined by administration of C30 Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ C30) and the module ColoRectal-29 (CR-29) [1].
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دوره 13 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2013