“What if I do nothing?” The natural history of operable cancer of the alimentary tract
Keshava HB, Rosen JE, DeLuzio MR, Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ. “What if I do nothing?” The natural history of operable cancer of the alimentary tract. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2017, 43: 788-795. PMID: 28131669, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Signet Ring CellCarcinoma, Squamous CellColonic NeoplasmsDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastrointestinal NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRectal NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateUnited StatesWatchful WaitingConceptsAlimentary tract cancersTract cancerNatural historyUntreated patientsCancer surgeryClinical stage IStage-specific survivalOperable cancerInoperable patientsMedian survivalRectal cancerClinical stagePreoperative counselingPatientsStage ISurgeryCancerPoor healthAlimentary tractSurvivalHealth reasonsStudy objectiveTreatmentCIICIII