Survival in stage  IIB /C compared to stage  IIIA  rectal cancer: an Australian experience affirming that size does matter | Zendy

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Survival in stage IIB /C compared to stage IIIA rectal cancer: an Australian experience affirming that size does matter

Author(s) -

De Robles Marie Shella,

O'Neill Robert S.,

Mourad Ali P.,

Winn Robert,

Putnis Soni,

Kang Sharlyn

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

anz journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426

H-Index - 70

eISSN - 1445-2197

pISSN - 1445-1433

DOI - 10.1111/ans.16758

Subject(s) - medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , colorectal cancer , carcinoembryonic antigen , malignancy , cancer , logistic regression , t stage , gastroenterology , disease , retrospective cohort study , surgery , oncology , paleontology , biology

This paper confirms the existence of a survival paradox in patients diagnosed with rectal cancer in an Australian cohort. This study adds weight to the revision of the TNM staging to provide more emphasis on the T stage due to observed poor prognosis in stage IIB/C disease compared to IIIA disease.

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