@article {1524, title = {The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.}, journal = {Annals of internal medicine}, volume = {145}, year = {2006}, month = {2006 Nov 7}, pages = {646-53}, abstract = {Older adults with shorter life expectancies may receive less benefit from colorectal cancer screening than younger, healthier patients.}, keywords = {Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chronic Disease, Cohort Studies, Colorectal Neoplasms, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Life Expectancy, Male, Mass Screening, Medicare, Retrospective Studies, SEER Program, Survival Rate}, issn = {1539-3704}, doi = {10.1111/j.1524-4733.2010.00763.x}, author = {Gross, Cary P and McAvay, Gail J and Krumholz, Harlan M and Paltiel, A David and Bhasin, Devina and Tinetti, Mary E} }