Early Symptom Patterns by Tumor Laterality, Age at Onset, Stage, and Symptom-to-Treatment Initiation in Patients with Colorectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Indonesia incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains high. Information about early symptoms that can offer clinicians insights for timely diagnosis, prompt referral and quick treatment decisions is very limited. This study aims to examine the pattern of CRC early symptoms and its association with tumor laterality, age at onset, metastatic status, and symptom-to-treatment initiation (STI) duration and delay.

Method

This cross-sectional study recruits 258 patients diagnosed with CRC between November 2022 and October 2023 from two distinct study databases. Patient baseline characteristics were also obtained from medical records and through interviews at baseline. Symptom-to-treatment initiation (STI) duration was defined as the number of days between the date of

SUBMITTER: Hutajulu SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11495446 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature