Erschienen in:
01.07.2020 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Which Patients with Colon Cancer Refuse Recommended Surgery?
verfasst von:
Gabriel S. Makar, MD, William Davis, MD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Sonderheft 3/2020
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Excerpt
Colon cancer is responsible for the third-most cancer-related deaths in the United States. This is despite advancements in operative techniques and perioperative care, which have greatly expanded the indications for, safety of, and benefits from cancer-directed surgery in colon cancer. Concomitantly, the internet age has granted patients greater access to both information and misinformation, pushing medicine at-large further into collaborative or patient-directed decision-making. It is paramount to understand the factors influencing patients’ approach to clinical decision-making and subsequent outcomes. We sought to describe risk factors for refusal of recommended cancer-directed surgery, as well as the survival outcomes of those refusing recommended surgery. …