Disease-Free, Overall Survival Lower in Patients With CRC Treated With PE, CRS/HIPEC
March 14th 2024Patients with stage IV colorectal cancer (CRC) had lower overall and disease-free survival if they had a pelvic exenteration (PE) or cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC).
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Bundling Interventions to Promote CRC, SDOH Screenings Found Feasible, Effective
February 14th 2024Combining interventions to encourage screenings for colorectal cancer (CRC) and social determinants of health (SDOH) was found to improve screening rates in CRC without decreasing rates of screenings for SDOH.
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Telehealth, e-Health Psychological Interventions Potentially Promote Sexual Health in CRC
February 1st 2024Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) could participate in telehealth and e-health interventions to promote their sexual health, although efficacy of these interventions needs to be further studied.
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POSSUM, Other Scoring Systems Unable to Estimate Perioperative Complications in CRC
January 16th 2024Mortality and morbidity in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) cannot be accurately predicted using the Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enumeration of Mortality and Morbidity (POSSUM) in the present day.
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Preventing Prolonged Ileus, Anastomotic Leaks Could Reduce Readmissions in CRC
December 21st 2023Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) had reduced readmissions when treatment focused on preventing prolonged ileus, increasing the use of minimally invasive surgery, and preventing anastomotic leaks.
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