Prognostic Factors of Rectal Cancer in Southern Iran.

Seyed Vahid HosseiniAbbas RezaianzadehSalar RahimikazerooniAlimohammad BananzadehAfrouz FarghadinMohammad Zare Band AmiryAhmad IzadpanahMohammad MohammadianpanahSohrab Iranpour

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal cancer (2020)

Various geographical parts of Iran show different rates regarding rectal cancer survival. A better 5-year survival rate was detected by this study for the patients with rectal cancer in Fars province, southern Iran, compared to many parts of the country. Moreover, gender, vascular invasion, and nodal status played an important role in survival of rectal cancer.

Keyphrases

rectal cancer
locally advanced
prognostic factors
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
free survival
south africa
mental health
cell migration