Context: Following surgery, colorectal cancer (CRC) can affect the patient’s quality of life (QoL) in a number of ways that deserve to be adequately assessed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate health-related QoL outcomes after laparoscopic surgery in CRC patients from a 12-month perspective at a single institution. Settings and design: A single-centre, single observer, prospective study conducted at tertiary care centre.
Methods and material: A single-centre, prospective study including laparoscopically operated colorectal cancer patients from 2010-2018. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) core QLQ-C30, and colorectal cancer-specific QLQ-CR29 questionnaires were applied and responses were recorded telephonically 1 year after surgery. Results: A total of 331 patients were screened for this study, out of which 84 patients were included in the…
