Socioeconomic and geographic variation in adjuvant chemotherapy among elderly patients with stage III colon cancer in Norway – a national register-based cohort study

Socioeconomic and geographic variation in adjuvant chemotherapy among elderly patients with stage III colon cancer in Norway – a national register-based cohort study

Abstract Background About half of the patients diagnosed with colon cancer are 70 years or older. Standard treatment for stage III colon cancer is major surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT). Norwegian guidelines recommend initiation of ACT within 6 weeks after resection. Object...

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Main Authors: Elin Marthinussen Gustavsen, Stig Norderval, Liv Marit Dørum, Aina Balto, Ragnhild Heimdal, Barthold Vonen, Eva Stensland, Ellinor Haukland, Beate Hauglann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024-12-01
Series:Research in Health Services & Regions
Subjects:
Socioeconomic variation
Geographic variation
Colon cancer
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Elderly
Health care utilisation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s43999-024-00057-7
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