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The impact of old age on cancer-specific and non-cancer-related survival following elective potentially curative surgery for Dukes A/B colorectal cancer

Previous studies have suggested that survival following surgery for colorectal cancer is poorer in the elderly. However, the findings were inconsistent and none of the studies adjusted for case mix. The aim of this study was to establish whether there were age-related differences in cancer (colorect...

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Autores principales: McMillan, D C, Hole, D J, McArdle, C S
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2567073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18797465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6604669