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Effect of Age on Survival Outcome in Operated and Non-Operated Patients with Colon Cancer: A Population-Based Study

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  • ZhongHua Jiang
  • XiaoHong Wang
  • XueMing Tan
  • ZhiNing Fan

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Objective: To know the effect of age on survival outcome in operated and non-operated patients with colon cancer. Methods: From the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database, we identified 123,356 patients with colon cancer who were diagnosed between 1996 and 2005, grouped them as older or younger than 40 years and analyzed their 5-year cancer-specific survival (CSS) data, along with some risk factors, using Kaplan–Meier methods and multivariable Cox regression models. Results: The younger group had significantly higher pathological grades (P

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  • ZhongHua Jiang & XiaoHong Wang & XueMing Tan & ZhiNing Fan, 2016. "Effect of Age on Survival Outcome in Operated and Non-Operated Patients with Colon Cancer: A Population-Based Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0147383
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147383
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