Improved Survival Outcome and Access to Cancer Screening from Hemorrhoid in Patients with Rectal Cancer

Background. The interventions for hemorrhoid increase access to rectal cancer screening and thus might reduce cancer death. We aimed to examine the impact of hemorrhoid on survival outcomes in rectal cancer. Methods. We identified 510 patients with stage I to III rectal cancer from a prospectively c...

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Main Authors: Qi Zou, Donglin Ren, Xiaolin Wang, Liangliang Bai, Guannan Tang, Meijin Huang, Yanxin Luo, Huichuan Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5045142