Aim: Oncological strategies in the elderly population are often debated. The objective of this study was to investigate the survival rates and prevalence of ostomy in elderly patients operated on for stage III and IV rectal cancers.
Methods: This retrospective multicentric population-based study included 151 patients aged ≥75 years with stage III and IV rectal adenocarcinoma who underwent surgery between 2007 and 2014.
Purpose: Oncological strategies in the elderly population are debated. The objective of this study was to assess the factors predictive of poor prognosis in elderly patients with stage III colon cancer.
Methods: A retrospective review of demographic, pathologic, treatment, and outcome data from 308 patients with stage III colon adenocarcinoma who had undergone surgery between 2007 and 2014 was conducted.