Overall survival in elderly patients with colorectal cancer: A population-based study in the Caribbean.

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Abstract

Population-based Cancer registries (PBCR) play an important role in cancer surveillance and research. The aim of this study was to examine overall survival in elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) by analysing data from the Martinique PBCR between 1993 and 2012.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Cancer Epidemiol

Title: Cancer epidemiology

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1877-783X

ISSN (Print): 1877-7821

Publication date (Electronic): June 2017

Volume: 48

Affiliations

[1 ] Registre Général des cancers de la Martinique, UF 1441 Registre des cancers, Pôle de Cancérologie Hématologie Urologie Pathologie, CHU de Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique, France. Electronic address: clarisse.joachim@chu-martinique.fr.

[2 ] Pôle de Gériatrie, CHU de Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.

[3 ] Faculté de Médecine, EA 3797, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51095 Reims, France; Unité d'aide Méthodologique, Pôle Recherche et Santé publique, CHU de Reims, 51000 Reims, France.

[4 ] Registre Général des cancers de la Martinique, UF 1441 Registre des cancers, Pôle de Cancérologie Hématologie Urologie Pathologie, CHU de Martinique, 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.

[5 ] Université des Antilles, EA929 groupe BIOSPHERES, Campus de Schœlcher, 97200 Fort-de-France, Martinique, France.

[6 ] Faculté de Médecine, EA 3797, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, 51095 Reims, France; Département de Médecine Interne et Gériatrie, CHU de Reims, 51000 Reims, France.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S1877-7821(17)30043-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2017.03.005

PubMed ID: 28426981

SO-VID: 09d175f9-6438-4412-8592-c784ddf34728

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Keywords: Colorectal cancer,Chemotherapy,Cancer survival,Caribbean,Elderly

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Keywords: Colorectal cancer, Chemotherapy, Cancer survival, Caribbean, Elderly

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