Colon Cancer
New findings in colon cancer described from Karolinska Institut
Published in Cancer Weekly, November 16th, 2010
A new study, 'Does socioeconomic status influence the prospect of cure from colon cancer--a population-based study in Sweden 1965-2000,' is now available. "Differences in the survival of colon cancer patients by socioeconomic status have been demonstrated in several populations, but the underlying reasons for the differences are not well understood. By simultaneously estimating the proportion of patients cured from colon cancer and the survival times of the 'uncured' we hope to increase understanding of how socioeconomic status affects survival following a diagnosis of colon cancer," scientists in Stockholm, Sweden report.
"We conducted a population-based cohort study...
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