Role of Empathy in Curative Treatment Outcomes of Non-metastatic Colorectal Cancer.

EMPACOL will be a multicenter prospective longitudinal study. Over a 2-year period, in two French areas covered by a cancer register, 8 centers will include patients with non-metastatic CRC, uncomplicated at diagnosis Based on the curative treatment strategy, patients will be divided into three groups: group 1 (surgery alone), group 2 (surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy), group 3 (neo-adjuvant therapy, surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy).

The relationship between HCP's empathy, perceived by the patient, after 2 years of inclusion, and the quality of life (QoL) at one year after the end of treatment will be investigated. QoL will be investigated using the QLQ C-30 questionnaire. Finally, a link between PHC perception and oncological outcomes will be sought.

Inclusion criteria

Patients aged 18 to 75 years, French-speaking, affiliated to a social security system, having received informed information and not having expressed an unfavorable opinion to participate; carriers of non-metastatic and uncomplicated CRC (without occlusion/ perforation/bleeding), requiring elective therapeutic management. The included patients have a cognitive state capable of understanding and completing the questionnaires (autonomous completion).

Exclusion criteria

Patients who were minors or older than 80 years, residing in a department outside Calvados or Manche, presenting a CRC other than adenocarcinoma and all metastatic forms or requiring emergency surgery (perforation, hemorrhage, occlusion), exclusive endoscopic treatment, or a missed-CRC discovered after surgery for non-oncological indications.

Patients with another neoplastic disease under treatment and/or evolving, patients with a history of inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis) and/or hereditary disease predisposing to CRC (Lynch syndrome, familial polyposis) or with severe cognitive impairment preventing proper comprehension of the questionnaires. Pregnant women will be excluded.