Survival Analysis of Frail Patients With Localised Colorectal Cancer: Multicentre Observational Study, Comparing Surgical vs Palliative Treatment
Survival Analysis of Frail Patients With Localised Colorectal Cancer: Multicentre Observational Study, Comparing Surgical vs Palliative Treatment
The purpose of this study is to analyse the survival of frail patients with localized colorectal cancer who undergo surgical treatment in comparison with those with palliative treatment
Patients with localized colorectal cancer will be visited by a colorectal surgeon who will explain the disease and the surgical treatment. In this visit the patient will be screened for frailty and asked for informed consent. Patients who meet the eligibility criteria will be sent to the internal medicine consultant to frailty evaluation, risk assessment and counselling in order to help patient decision process.
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