Abstract

Background: Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States each year. The use of adjuvant chemotherapy after surgical resection of colon cancer has been associated with survival benefit. Timely initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to have an effect on overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival. This study examined the relationship between surgical subspecialty and postoperative complications, as well as operative approach on the effect of time to adjuvant chemotherapy (TTAC) at a single institution.

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