Treatment of rectal cancer in the older population
The majority of rectal cancer patients are elderly. Biological age, not chronological age alone, is the main risk factor of postoperative morbidity in this group. Therefore, based on the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, we can differentiate three groups of patients: fit, pre-frail and frail. In t...
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Via Medica
2021-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.viamedica.pl/nowotwory_journal_of_oncology/article/view/76149 |