Diagnosis delay and follow-up strategies in colorectal cancer. Prognosis implications: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Controversy exists with regard to the impact that the different components of diagnosis delay may have on the degree of invasion and prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer. The follow-up strategies after treatment also vary considerably. The aims of this study are: a) to determine if the symptoms-to-diagnosis interval and the treatment delay modify the survival of patients with colorectal cancer, and b) to determine if different follow-up strategies are associated with a higher survival rate.

Methods/design

Multi-centre study with prospective follow-up in five regions in Spain (Galicia, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Aragón and Valencia) during the period 2010-2012. Incident cases are included with anatomopathological confirmation of colorectal cancer (Interna

SUBMITTER: Pita Fernandez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2958943 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature