As the population ages clinicians are facing an increasing number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer disease management in these patients poses a unique challenge as they have more comorbidities and lower functional reserves in addition the treatment goals may differ from those in younger patients appropriate management of elderly patients demands a greater understanding of not only the physiological changes but also issues related to the delivery of holistic care. Colorectal cancer in the elderly patient the role of neo adjuvant therapy open med wars 2019 aug 14 methods we enrolled 114 patients with subperitoneal rectal cancer who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradio therapy and radical excision with total mesorectal excision tme the primary endpoint was oncological outcomes and the secondary endpoint was surgical outcomeswe evaluate the . Colorectal cancer is a disease of the elderly with 70 of patients being aged 65 years or older in western countries the total number of elderly patients with this disease is expected to further increase in the future since the incidence of adverse physical or socioeconomic conditions in the elderly is higher than in younger patients a . Colorectal cancer is a disease of the elderly with 70 of patients being aged 65 years or older in western countries the total number of elderly patients with this disease is expected to further increase in the future since the incidence of . Colorectal cancer in the elderly article in czech hoch j blaha m maluskova d introduction high incidence of colorectal cancer in the czech republic is an actual and demographically significant health issue half of all of the patients is older than 70 years both surgical and non surgical treatment options in this group of patients depend on factors that are difficult to measure only by current oncological and anesthesiological classifications ctcncm asa the objective of