Colon Cancer

Data on colon cancer reported by researchers at Boston University

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 21st, 2010

2010 DEC 21 -- According to recent research from the United States, "Our objective was to assess colorectal cancer (CRC) surveillance among a diverse patient population receiving care at a safety net hospital. We used administrative and clinical data to identify patients with a non-metastatic CRC diagnosis."

"We identified whether endoscopic surveillance occurred within one or three years of resection. Of the 253 CRC patients, 56% had colonoscopic surveillance within three years, but only 27% within one year of resection. Timely surveillance was more common for male, married, or more educated patients, those with more visits, and those with fewer...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-12-21)

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