title: Patient's age should not play a key role in clinical decisions on surgical treatment of rectal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Turku University Hospital, FIN-20700 Turku, Finland. pirita.varpe@tyks.fi
authors.forename: Pirita
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Varpe
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Huhtinen
authors.forename: Arto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rantala
authors.forename: Juha
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grönroos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate