Characteristics of Differently Located Colorectal Cancers Support Proximal and Distal Classification: A Population-Based Study of 57,847 Patients.

It has been suggested that colorectal cancer be regarded as several subgroups defined according to tumor location rather than as a single entity. The current study aimed to identify the most useful method for grouping colorectal cancer by tumor location according to both baseline and survival charac...

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Main Authors: Jiao Yang, Xiang Lin Du, Shu Ting Li, Bi Yuan Wang, Yin Ying Wu, Zhe Ling Chen, Meng Lv, Yan Wei Shen, Xin Wang, Dan Feng Dong, Dan Li, Fan Wang, En Xiao Li, Min Yi, Jin Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5147913?pdf=render