Characterisation of long-term cancer survivors and application of statistical cure models: a protocol for an observational follow-up study in patients with colorectal cancer

Characterisation of long-term cancer survivors and application of statistical cure models: a protocol for an observational follow-up study in patients with colorectal cancer

Abstract Background Improved colorectal cancer (CRC) survival rates have been reported over the last years, with more than half of these patients surviving more than 5 years after the initial diagnosis. Better understanding these so-called long-term survivors could be very useful to further improve...

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Main Authors: Sonia Pértega-Díaz, Vanesa Balboa-Barreiro, Rocío Seijo-Bestilleiro, Cristina González-Martín, Remedios Pardeiro-Pértega, Loreto Yáñez-González-Dopeso, Teresa García-Rodríguez, Teresa Seoane-Pillado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Colorectal neoplasms
Long-term survivors
Quality of life
Prognostic factors
Cure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09807-x

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