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Frailty Is an Independent Predictor of Survival in Older Patients With Colorectal Cancer

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2014

Year

Nina Ommundsen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Arild Nesbakken, Arne Bakka, Eva Skovlund, Siri Rostoft
The Oncologist

Abstract

A GA-based frailty assessment predicts 1-year and 5-year survival in older patients after surgery for CRC. In localized and regional disease, the impact of frailty upon 5-year survival is comparable with that of TNM stage.

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