The impact of young age on cancer-specific and non-cancer-related survival after surgery for colorectal cancer: 10-year follow-up

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 557-560

  McMillan, D C ^a   McArdle, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Colorectal cancer; Curative surgery; Elective; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 68749084843     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605222     Document Type: Article

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