RT Book, Section
A1 Goldberg, Joel
A1 Bleday, Ronald
A2 Zinner, Michael J.
A2 Ashley, Stanley W.
A2 Hines, O. Joe
SR Print(0)
ID 1160043745
T1 Cancer of the Rectum
T2 Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843072
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160043745
RD 2024/04/25
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.