Increasing prevalence of comorbidity in patients with colorectal cancer in the South of the Netherlands 1995–2010

Abstract Comorbidity has large impact on colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment and outcomes and may increase as the population ages. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and time trends of comorbid diseases in patients with CRC from 1995 to 2010. The Eindhoven Cancer Registry registers comorbidity in all patients with primary CRC in the South of the Netherlands. We analyzed the prevalence of serious comorbid diseases in four time frames from 1995 to 2010. Thereby, we addressed its association with age, gender and socio‐economic status (SES). The prevalence of comorbidity was registered in 27,339 pa... Mehr ...