Factors influencing clinical cancer stage in women patients with rectal cancer.
Rectal cancer is the most frequent cancer in Korea. Until effective systemic therapy is available for rectal cancer, development of new treatment strategies depends on knowledge of the end results achieved for carefully staged groups of patients in the rectal cancer population. This study was performed to identify the factors influencing on clinical cancer stage in women patients with rectal cancer. The subjects of this study were 227 patients who had been visited a general hospital which located in the area of Metropolitan. Data collect was surveyed using questionnaires from January 21, 2013 to February 21, 2013. Major findings are as followings. First, according to this result, a strong positive correlation was shown between women's age at first marriage and education (r=0.45, p< 0.01). Second, in multiple regression, women's age, previous cancer screening, stress, and age of menopause were significant predictors of rectal cancer stage. The explanatory of R<formula>^{2}</formula> on rectal cancer stage accounted for 36.2% of these correlation. Based on the results obtained by the study, it needs to develop more systemical program and consistent policies of individual and organization for rectal cancer prevention.
Department of Medical Information, Kongju National University, 56 Gongjudaehak-ro, Kongju, Chungnam 314-701, Korea. E-mail: lsr2626@naver.com.
Seong-Ran
SR
Lee
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology
Clinical cancer stage; rectal cancer; systemical program; women patients