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Forgoing chemo linked to worse survival in older patients with advanced colon cancer who had dementia

20:00 EDT 21 Sep 2017 | AAAS

(American Association for Cancer Research) A pre-existing diagnosis of dementia was associated with increased risk of death for older patients with advanced colon cancer; however, some of the effects of dementia on survival could be mediated by receipt of chemotherapy.

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