Inpatient rehabilitation therapy among colorectal cancer patients – utilization and association with prognosis: a cohort study

Inpatient rehabilitation therapy (IRT) is commonly offered to cancer patients during or after cancer treatment in Germany. However, little is known about utilization and long-term effects of this offer in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We aimed to assess IRT utilization, determinants of utilization and the association between IRT and survival in CRC patients.CRC patients diagnosed in 2005-2014 recruited in the population-based DACHS study in...