Prognosis following cancer surgery during holiday periods
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30899
Abstract: Surgery is the mainstay curative treatment in most cancer. We aimed to test the new hypothesis that cancer surgery performed during holiday periods is associated with worse long‐term prognosis than for non‐holiday periods. This nationwide… read more here.
Keywords: cancer surgery; surgery; prognosis; holiday periods ... See more keywords
The impact of performing gastric cancer surgery during holiday periods. A population-based study using Dutch upper gastrointestinal cancer audit (DUCA) data.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2022.100850
Abstract: Existing literature suggests inferior quality of oncologic surgery during holiday periods. This study aimed to investigate the impact of holiday periods on surgical treatment of gastric cancer in the Netherlands. This nationwide study included all… read more here.
Keywords: cancer; surgery; holiday; treatment ... See more keywords