Impact of diabetes on oncologic outcome of colorectal cancer patients: colon vs. rectal cancer.

Impact of diabetes on oncologic outcome of colorectal cancer patients: colon vs. rectal cancer.

To evaluate the impact of diabetes on outcomes in colorectal cancer patients and to examine whether this association varies by the location of tumor (colon vs. rectum).This study includes 4,131 stage I-III colorectal cancer patients, treated between 1995 and 2007 (12.5% diabetic, 53% colon, 47% rect...

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Main Authors: Justin Y Jeon, Duck Hyoun Jeong, Min Geun Park, Ji-Won Lee, Sang Hui Chu, Ji-Hye Park, Mi Kyung Lee, Kaori Sato, Jennifer A Ligibel, Jeffrey A Meyerhardt, Nam Kyu Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3566217?pdf=render

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