title: [Colorectal cancer: has its diagnosis improved in the last decade?].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess whether any shift in pathologic stage, tumor resectability and need of emergency surgery has been observed in colorectal carcinoma patients over the last ten years.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective study.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compare 201 patients treated in our Service from January 1981 to December 1983 (Group I) with 306 patients operated from January 1991 to December 1993 (Group II).
  
  
  RESULTS
  No change has been noticed in any of the parameters analyzed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We think that the efforts in earlier detection of CCR should be increased to improve the prognosis of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario, San Carlos, Madrid.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Cerdán
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balsa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Díez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martínez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Torres-Melero
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Balibrea
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors