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Colorectal Cancer
Ten-year outcomes evaluation of colon and rectum cancers conducted
July 28th, 2005
Researchers conducted a 10-year outcomes evaluation of colon and rectum cancers. "Most studies examining mucinous or signet ring cell colorectal cancers are single institution reports. This study used a national cancer registry to analyze the epidemiology and survival outcomes of these two subtypes of colorectal cancer compared with adenocarcinoma tumors," scientists in the United States reported. "All patients diagnosed with mucinous (n=16,991), signet ring cell (n=1,522), or adenocarcinoma (n=146,115) colorectal cancer in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database (1991-2000) were evaluated. Analyses were performed to obtain...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-28)
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