Quality of life and functional outcome of rectal cancer patients: A prospective cohort study
The findings of this study suggest that over the past decade rectal cancer patients in the Netherlands have witnessed improvements in HRQoL across various domains. Most probably, the improvement is due to a combination of implementation of population screening, a more restrictive neoadjuvant radiotherapy policy and advances in minimally invasive surgery and organ preserving treatment options.
Authors
- Jarno Melenhorst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1495-4003)
- Anne M. May (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4857-8189)
- Alexander Pennings (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2444-1073)
- Stéphanie O. Breukink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5445-4011)
- Geraldine R. Vink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-9660)
- Geerard L. Beets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1671-9912)
- Sander M. J. van Kuijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2796-729X)
Institutions
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Maastricht University Medical Centre (NL)
- The Netherlands Cancer Institute (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Maastricht University (NL)
- Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Colorectal Disease
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.17181
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.98