Does Stage at Diagnosis Affect Prognosis of Patients With Stage IV Breast, Lung, and Colorectal Cancers?

[摘要] Estimating survival time for patients with advanced cancer is difficult, and data that help oncologists more accurately estimate survival time are important. Survival estimates from clinical trials provide a good starting point, but in routine clinical practice, trial estimates need to be adjusted to account for differences in patient performance status, extent of disease, comorbidities, and response to treatment. Another factor to consider is whether a patient has relapsed after treatment for early-stage cancer or presented with de novo metastatic disease.

[学科分类] 肿瘤学