[Medical oncological treatment of colorectal cancer in the elderly]

Camélia Labiad; Najim Chafai

doi:10.1016/j.sger.2021.12.005

[Medical oncological treatment of colorectal cancer in the elderly]

Soins Gerontol. 2022 Mar-Apr;27(154):20-22. doi: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.12.005. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

[Article in French]

Authors

Camélia Labiad¹, Najim Chafai²

Affiliations

¹ Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 184 rue Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France.
² Service de chirurgie générale et digestive, hôpital Saint-Antoine, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 184 rue Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, 75012 Paris, France. Electronic address: najim.chafai@aphp.fr.

PMID: 35393031
DOI: 10.1016/j.sger.2021.12.005

Abstract

Approximately a quarter of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery are over 75 years of age. Their care must therefore be adapted to minimise his functional consequences, which can be more significant in an elderly patient.

Keywords: cancer colorectal; chirurgie; colorectal cancer; elderly; sujet âgé; surgery.

MeSH terms

Aged
Colorectal Neoplasms* / surgery
Humans
Postoperative Complications