Department of Surgery, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Surg Today. 2010 Apr;40(4):385-7. doi: 10.1007/s00595-009-4047-0. Epub 2010 Mar 26.
This article critically discusses the current evidence for adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly patients (> or =70 years of age) with stage III colon cancer. The authors emphasize that current evidence is inconclusive, and surgeons should be aware of this fact when making informed decisions and recommendations.
这篇文章批判性地讨论了目前在 III 期结肠癌老年患者(≥70 岁)辅助化疗的证据。作者强调,目前的证据尚无定论,外科医生在做出知情决策和建议时应意识到这一事实。