 This study found that patients who did not have a family history of cancer, lived in rural areas, had late clinical cancer stage, or were from middle-income backgrounds were more likely to undergo emergency surgery for colorectal cancer than those who did not have these characteristics. Additionally, the study showed that patients from low-income backgrounds were less likely to undergo emergency surgery compared to those from higher-income backgrounds. This article was authored by Omar Vergara-Fernandez, Oscar Santas, Danilo Solorzano-Vecuna, and others.