Rural factors and survival from cancer: analysis of Scottish cancer registrations

In this survival study 63 976 patients diagnosed with one of six common cancers in Scotland were followed up. Increasing distance from a cancer centre was associated with less chance of diagnosis before death for stomach, breast and colorectal cancers and poorer survival after diagnosis for prostate...

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Autores principales: Campbell, N C, Elliott, A M, Sharp, L, Ritchie, L D, Cassidy, J, Little, J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2000
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2363217/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10839303
http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/bjoc.1999.1079
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Sumario:In this survival study 63 976 patients diagnosed with one of six common cancers in Scotland were followed up. Increasing distance from a cancer centre was associated with less chance of diagnosis before death for stomach, breast and colorectal cancers and poorer survival after diagnosis for prostate and lung cancers. © 2000 Cancer Research Campaign

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