Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients with Surgical Indication: State of the Art, Current Management...
Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients with Surgical Indication: State of the Art, Current Management, Role of Frailty and Benefits of a Geriatric Liaison
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Basel: MDPI AG
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Six out of every 10 new colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses are in people over 65 years of age. Current standardized surgical approaches have proved to be tolerable on the elderly population, although post-operative complications are more frequent than in the younger CRC population. Frailty is common in elderly CRC patients with surgical indication,...
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Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients with Surgical Indication: State of the Art, Current Management, Role of Frailty and Benefits of a Geriatric Liaison
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8200127
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8200127
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1660-4601,1661-7827
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1660-4601
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10.3390/ijerph18116072
