[Colon carcinoma - duration of anamnesis and survival time (author's transl)]

In order to prove the hypothesis--short anamnesis; short survival time--the duration of the anamnesis and the period of survival of 230 patients with carcinoma of the colon were statistically mathematically and graphically investigated. No relationship in accordance with a rule was found between the duration of anamnesis and the time of survival. Curative surgery prolonged the period of survival significantly. The duration of the anamnesis depends on fortuitous factors and represents one of the stages of cancer. The delay after the first medical consultation is pointed out. It can be concluded that the resection of cancer in the early stage--early diagnosis--is for the survival decisive. The duration of the anamnesis is more important for the diagnosis than the surgical treatment and the prognosis.