Colorectal carcinoma in gharbiah district, Egypt: Comparison between the elderly and non-elderly

摘要

Objective: This work was conducted to study colorectal carcinoma (CRC) in Gharbiah district, Egypt and to verify the effect of age on the treatments and their outcomes.Methods: Between 2000 and 2002, 293 cases with CRC were identified in the Gharbiah population based cancer registry (GPBCR); 159 of whom were treated at Tanta Cancer Center (TCC). Patients were grouped into elderly and non-elderly (≥ and P< 0.05 for all). The OS and PFS of elderly patients were not statistically different from the non-elderly.Conclusions: Within the limits of this retrospective trial, elderly patients with CRC tend to have more rectal and non-metastatic cancers. They were more likely to have comorbidities and less likely to receive chemotherapy. However, the OS and DFS were comparable to non-elderly.