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. 2014 Aug;21(4):193-5.
doi: 10.3747/co.21.2109.

Adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer, colon cancer, and non-small-cell lung cancer in older patients

R Rahal  1 , G Porter  2 , T Forte  1 , S Fung  1 , H Bryant  3 ; Collaboration with the System Performance Steering Committee and the Technical Working Group
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Adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment for rectal cancer, colon cancer, and non-small-cell lung cancer in older patients

R Rahal et al. Curr Oncol. 2014 Aug.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Percentage of stage ii or iii rectal cancer patients who received radiation therapy before surgery, by patient age group, for patients diagnosed from 2007 to 2010. Data originate from Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador (provinces that submitted comparable data for all years), and include radiation therapy that began up to 120 days before surgery. Data source: provincial cancer agencies.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Percentage of stage iii colon cancer patients receiving chemotherapy after surgical resection, by patient age group, for patients diagnosed from 2007 to 2010. Data originate from Alberta, Manitoba, and Newfoundland and Labrador (provinces that submitted comparable data for all years), and include chemotherapy started within 120 days after surgery. Data source: provincial cancer agencies.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Percentage of stage ii or iiia non-small-cell lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy after surgical resection, by patient age group, for patients diagnosed from 2007 to 2010. Data suppressed because of small numbers for the 80 years and older age group in 2008. Data originate from Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan (provinces that submitted comparable data for all years), and include chemotherapy started within 120 days after surgery. Data source: provincial cancer agencies.
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