Quality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Patients and Its Association With Anxiety and Depression: Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Low Middle Income Country.

Introduction: Colorectal cancer (CRC) and its therapy profoundly affect the quality of life (QoL) of patients. The emotional distress: anxiety and depression also negatively affect wellbeing of these patients. This study aims to evaluate the QoL, anxiety, and depression in CRC patients and their association with clinic-pathological features at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi Pakistan, a low middle income country.