Prognostic impact of tumor location in colon cancer: the Monitoring of Cancer Incidence in Japan (MCIJ) project.

Hiroko Nakagawa-SendaMegumi HoriTomohiro MatsudaHidemi Ito

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

Our study found that the net survival for right-sided colon cancer was significantly lower than that for left-sided colon cancer. The anatomical site of cancer in the colon might be an important stratification factor in future studies of colon cancer.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
risk factors
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lymph node metastasis
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