Patient-Centered Outcomes of Colorectal Cancer Surgery

Dear Colleagues,

The approaches to treating, curing, and palliating colorectal cancer have exponentially grown in the last two decades. Recent clinical trials continue to challenge and revise our profession’s understanding of the “best” oncologic therapy. However, a comprehensive understanding of the quality of life impact and formal ways of assessing it remain under emphasized.

The purpose of this Special Issue will be to highlight promising efforts to explore patient-centered outcomes of colorectal cancer surgery and the adjunctive therapies. Priority research areas include the following: comparative quality of life outcomes obtained by therapeutic approaches or sequencing, late effects of colorectal cancer surgery, quality of life considerations in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer, and novel approaches to shared decision-making. In addition to conventional studies of interest such as observational studies, clinical trials, and systematic reviews, we are also interested in highlighting novel research methods such as patient- and provider-oriented qualitative interviewing, mixed methods, healthcare economic modeling, and simulation-based models.

Dr. Ira L. Leeds
Dr. Zhaomin Xu
Guest Editors

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• colorectal cancer
• quality of life
• postoperative outcomes