patients, with comorbidity and cancer care being major contributing factors. We studied
rectal cancer management and survival in a cohort of Māori and non-Māori patients with a
newly diagnosed rectal cancer. Methods 194 Maori and non-Maori patients diagnosed with
rectal cancer between 2006 and 2008 were identified from the New Zealand Cancer
Registry. Medical records were reviewed and patients compared on presentation, patient …