Gender differences in stage at diagnosis and preoperative radiotherapy in patients with rectal cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have examined gender differences in the clinical management of rectal cancer. We examine differences in stage at diagnosis and preoperative radiotherapy in rectal cancer patients.

Methods

A prospective cohort study was conducted in 22 hospitals in Spain including 770 patients undergoing surgery for rectal cancer. Study outcomes were disseminated disease at diagnosis and receiving preoperative radiotherapy. Age, comorbidity, referral from a screening program, diagnostic delay, distance from the anal verge, and tumor depth were considered as factors that might explain gender differences in these outcomes.

Results

Women were more likely to be diagnosed with disseminated disease among those referred from screening (odds ratio, confidence interval 95

SUBMITTER: Sarasqueta C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427942 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature