Colon Cancer Therapy

Brigham and Women's Hospital details research in colon cancer therapy

Published in Drug Week, January 12th, 2007

A report, "Relation of surgeon and hospital volume to processes and outcomes of colorectal cancer surgery," is newly published data in Annals of Surgery. "Greater hospital volume has been associated with lower mortality after colorectal cancer surgery. The contribution of surgeon volume to processes and outcomes of care is less well understood," scientists in the United States report.

"We assessed the relation of surgeon and hospital volume to postoperative and overall mortality, colostomy rates, and use of adjuvant radiation therapy. From the California Cancer Registry, we studied 28,644 patients who underwent surgical resection of stage I to III colorectal cancer...

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Source: Drug Week (2007-01-12)

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