Patterns of Pelvic Radiotherapy in Patients with Stage II/III Rectal Cancer
dc.contributor.author | Fitzgerald, Timothy L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zervos, Emmanuel | |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, Jan H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-06-27T15:15:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-06-27T15:15:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.description.abstract | High-level evidence supports adjuvant radiotherapy for rectal cancer. We examined the influence of sociodemographic factors on patterns of adjuvant radiotherapy for resected Stage II/III rectal cancer. Methods. Patients undergoing surgical resection for stage II/III rectal cancer were identified in SEER registry. Results. A total of 21,683 patients were identified. Majority of patients were male (58.8%), white (83%), and with stage III (54.9%) and received radiotherapy (66%). On univariate analysis, male gender, stage III, younger age, year of diagnosis, and higher socioeconomic status (SES) were associated with radiotherapy. Radiotherapy was delivered in 84.4% of patients 50; however, only 32.8% of those are 80 years. Logistic regression demonstrated a significant increase in the use of radiotherapy in younger patients who are 50 (OR, 10.3), with stage III (OR, 1.21), males (OR, 1.18), and with higher SES. Conclusions. There is a failure to conform to standard adjuvant radiotherapy in one-third of patients, and this is associated with older age, stage II, area-level of socioeconomic deprivation, and female sex. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Cancer Epidemiology; 2013: p. 1-6 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1155/2013/408460 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1687-8558 | |
dc.identifier.pmid | pmc3808718 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10342/5737 | |
dc.relation.uri | http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jce/2013/408460/ | en_US |
dc.title | Patterns of Pelvic Radiotherapy in Patients with Stage II/III Rectal Cancer | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
ecu.journal.name | Journal of Cancer Epidemiology | en_US |
ecu.journal.pages | 1-6 | en_US |
ecu.journal.volume | 2013 | en_US |
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