Delay in Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients

The medical histories of 178 colorectal cancer patients were studied retrospectively from hospital records. The average age at the time of diagnosis was 71 years. Visible loss of blood or anaemia were the commonest features. The mean time from first symptom to first medical consultation was 82.8 day...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 1993-07, Vol.22 (4), p.260-264
Hauptverfasser:	KEMPPAINEN, M., RÄIHÄ, I., RAJALA, T., SOURANDER, L.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged patients Aged, 80 and over Barium Sulfate Biological and medical sciences Care and treatment Colon cancer Colonoscopy Colorectal cancer Colorectal Neoplasms - diagnosis Diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Elderly patients Enema Female Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen Geriatrics Hemoglobinometry Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Occult Blood Retrospective Studies Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus Tumors
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