Registry-based study comparing health-related quality of life between patients with primary rectal cancer and locally recurrent rectal cancer
Patients with LRRC reported significantly worse overall scores in the FACT-C CCS from both a statistical and clinical perspective, demonstrating the ability of the FACT-C to distinguish between these patient groups and the benefits of the inclusion of PROs within colorectal cancer registries, specifically including patients with advanced/recurrent disease.
Authors
- Niamh McKigney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1599-5701)
- Julia Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2719-7064)
- Deena Harji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-3312)
- Galina Velikova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1899-5942)
- Amy Downing (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0335-7801)
Institutions
- University of Leeds (GB)
- St James's University Hospital (GB)
- Leeds Trinity University (GB)
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Surgical Oncology
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejso.2024.108736
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28
Funders
- Bowel Research UK
- Cancer Research UK
- Pelican Cancer Foundation