Gender comparison of clinical, histopathological, therapeutic and outcome factors in 185,967 colon cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Colorectal carcinomas represent the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths in Germany. Although the incidence is significantly higher in men compared with women and gender is a well-established crucial factor for outcome in other diseases, detailed gender comparisons for colon cancer are lacking.

Methods

This retrospective population-based cohort study included all patients diagnosed with colon cancer in Germany between 2000 and 2016 who were included in the common dataset of colorectal cancer patients from the quality conference of the German Cancer Society. We compared clinical, histopathological, and therapeutic characteristics as well as overall and recurrence-free survival.

Results

A total of 185,967 patients were included in the study, of

SUBMITTER: Schmuck R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7036075 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature