Fall of another myth for colon cancer: Duration of symptoms does not differ between right- or left-sided colon cancers.

Ozturk, Ersin; KUZU, MEHMET; ÖZTUNA, DERYA; IŞIK, ÖZGEN; CANDA, ARAS; Balik, Emre; Erkasap, Serdar; YOLDAŞ, TAYFUN; Akyol, Cihangir; Demirbas, Sezai; Ozogul, Bunyamin; TOPÇU, ÖMER; GEDİK, ERCAN; Baca, Bilgi; Erguner, Ilknur; Asoglu, Oktar; Erkek, Bulent; Yilmazlar, AHMET; Reis, Erhan; Gencosmanoglu, Rasim; Aslar, Ahmet; KONAN, ALİ

doi:10.5152/tjg.2019.17770

Fall of another myth for colon cancer: Duration of symptoms does not differ between right- or left-sided colon cancers.

Ozturk E., KUZU M. A., ÖZTUNA D., IŞIK Ö., CANDA A. E., Balik E., ...More

The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology, vol.30, no.8, pp.686-694, 2019 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 30 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.5152/tjg.2019.17770
Journal Name: The Turkish journal of gastroenterology : the official journal of Turkish Society of Gastroenterology
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.686-694
Keywords: Colorectal cancer, symptom duration, localization, COLORECTAL-CANCER, DELAYED DIAGNOSIS, THERAPEUTIC DELAY, SURVIVAL, STAGE, EMERGENCY, PROGNOSIS
Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background/Aims: Patients with colorectal cancer continue to present with relatively advanced tumors that are associated with poor oncological outcomes. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between localization, symptom duration, and tumor stage.