TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Cancer of the Rectum
A1  - Goldberg, Joel
A1  - Bleday, Ronald
A2  - Zinner, Michael J.
A2  - Ashley, Stanley W.
A2  - Hines, O. Joe
PY  - 2019
T2  - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e
AB  - At  the  beginning  of  the  21st  century,  rectal  cancer  continues  to  be  a  significant  medical  and  social  problem.  Currently,  there  are  approximately  135,000  cases  of  colorectal  cancer  diagnosed  in  the  United  States  each  year  and  50,000  deaths.  Approximately  60%  of  all  cases  occur  in  patients  older  than  65  years  of  age.  Cases  that  occur  prior  to  age  65  this  include  45%  of  men  and  39%  of  all  women  diagnosed  with  colorectal  cancer.  Significant  racial  disparities  also  exist  in  the  incidence  and  mortality  for  colorectal  cancer,  with  non-Hispanic  blacks  (NHB)  having  the  highest  incidence  and  mortality.  When  compared  to  non-Hispanic  whites  (NHW),  the  NHB  population  has  a  20%  higher  incidence  of  colorectal  cancer  and  a  40%  higher  mortality  rate.  Overall  survival  is  higher  for  patients  with  rectal  cancer  (67%)  than  colon  cancer  (64%),  with  the  most  likely  explanation  being  that  rectal  cancer  is  more  often  diagnosed  at  an  earlier  localized  stage.  
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PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2023/06/01
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160043745
ER  -