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Adjuvant Treatment Does Not Have Negative Impact on Elderly Quality of Life

Colon and rectal cancer patients 75 years old and older who are treated with chemotherapy or radiation don’t report any poorer quality of life than older patients who don’t have such therapy. Patients who had chemotherapy said that their physical functioning was better than that reported by those who didn’t receive chemo. Continue reading…

Posted by Kate Murphy on August 5th, 2008
Posted in: Research & Treatment News | 2 Comments »
Tags: adjuvant chemotherapy, elderly, quality of life, radiotherapy

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