Colon Cancer Treatment Depends On Age Of The Patient

Results of a new study suggest that the older a colon cancer patient is, the less likely they are to receive chemotherapy after they undergo surgery.

Researchers came to this conclusion after reviewing health records of 675 stage III colon cancer patients.

They stated that the older a patient was, the less likely they were to receive chemo following surgery, and those who did, received it in smaller doses than younger patients.

One reason for this say the researchers, is that chemotherapy can comes with unwelcome side effects which can be enhanced in the elderly.

Traditionally the standard treatment for colon cancer is surgery plus chemotherapy, and studies have proven that when combined, this method of treatment results in longer life than simply using one of the methods for treatment.

The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

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