Does prevalence and correlate of functional disability in multiethnic elderly Singaporeans?
Lower prevalence of functional disability accompanies rapid aging and health transition in Singapore than in other countries but higher prevalence than reported past prevalence within the country. Associations with sociodemographic and health-related factors were consistent with Western studies, including unexplained sex and ethnic differences.
Dukes' staging is, therefore, still poorly understood by doctors managing patients with colorectal cancer. The introduction of proformas will reduce the reliability upon memory for this and more complex staging classifications.