Prognosis of colorectal cancer in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, the only oncology center in Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in males and the second in females worldwide. According to the Addis Ababa cancer registry, it is the first in male and fourth in female in Ethiopia. However, there have not been studies on prognostic factors and survival of colorectal cancer. Hence, this study aimed to estimate survival time and identify prognostic factors.

Methods

In this institution based retrospective study, medical records review of 422 colorectal cancer patients and telephone interview was used as sources of data. Survival time was estimated using Kaplan-Meier estimator. Prognostic factors were identified using the multivariable Cox regression model.

Results

Patients diagnosed with rectal cancer had 76% (HR: 1.761, 95% CI

SUBMITTER: Etissa EK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7853488 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature