Factors influencing cost, length of hospital stay and mortality in colorectal cancer.

Purpose: Colorectal cancers (CRCs) are the most common cancers in the world after lung and prostate cancer in men and breast and lung cancer in women, and usually occur in the recto-sigmoid region. There are many factors that affect their morbidity and mortality. Some markers have been evaluated to predict disease prognosis.

High levels of platelet/lymphocyte ratio are associated with metastatic gastric cancer.

Purpose: The predictive and prognostic value of cheap, easily accessible and commonly available complete blood count parameters has already been studied in a variety of cancers. In the present study, we aimed to investigate the association between pretreatment platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and metastatic gastric cancer.

Methods: The records of 228 patients dating from January 2010 to June 2014 were retrospectively evaluated.