Association of symptoms of colon cancer patients with tumor location and TNM tumor stage.

• Published in: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
• Main Authors: Alexiusdottir, Kristin K, Möller, Pall Helgi, Snaebjornsson, Petur, Jonasson, Larus, Olafsdottir, Elinborg J, Björnsson, Einar Stefan, Tryggvadottir, Laufey, Jonasson, Jon G
• Other Authors: Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Abdominal Pain; Aged; Anemia; Chi-Square Distribution; Colon; Colonic Neoplasms; Defecation; Female; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Hemoglobins; Humans; Iceland; Incidental Findings; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; Retrospective Studies; TNM
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/295061; https://doi.org/10.3109/00365521.2012.672589

Colon cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in Iceland and accounts for 8% of malignancies. We related information on symptoms of colon cancer patients with information on tumor location and pTNM-stage. The study is retrospective and population-based. Information on all patients dia...