ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN COLON CANCER CARE IN THE NETHERLANDS: A NATIONWIDE REGISTRYBASED STUDY

Treatment variation is an important issue in health care provision. An external peer review programme for multidisciplinary cancer care was introduced in 1994 in the Netherlands to improve the multidisciplinary organisation of cancer care in hospitals.

As in many other European countries, a nationwide screening program for colorectal cancer (CRC) has recently been introduced in the Netherlands. As a side effect, such a screening program will inherently yield an increase in the demand for surveillance after removal of polyps/adenomas or CRC.

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The del1518 (rs3730485) polymorphism is an in/del variant in the MDM2 promoter P1. The variant is in complete linkage disequilibrium with MDM2 SNP309 (rs2279744) and has previously been found associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. In this study we assessed the impact of MDM2 del1518 on r[r]

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The identification of four Consensus Molecular Subtypes (CMS1–4) of colorectal cancer forms a new paradigm for the design and evaluation of subtype-directed therapeutic strategies. The most aggressive subtype - CMS4 - has the highest chance of disease recurrence.

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Study the Malondialdehyde content in patients with colon cancer who underwent radical surgery treatment. Evaluate the changes in red blood cell Malondialdehyde content of patients with colon cancer after radical surgery.