Surgical Oncology
Age and health jointly linked to deaths after bowel cancer surgery
Among patients aged 80 or older in the poorest-health category studied, 36% of the mortality rate was not explained by separate age and health associations.Among patients aged 80 or older in the poorest-health category studied, 36% of the mortality rate was not explained by separate age and health associations.
Cohort · 15,673 peoplePopulations
Who was studied15,673 older Danish patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer, 90 days
What changedAge and health jointly contributed 36% of the mortality rate beyond separate associations among the oldest patients in poorest health
The catchMortality benefits of reducing risk factors or closer monitoring were not measured