Open Access<p>Increased Blood Lipid Level is Associated with Cancer-Specific Mortality and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Colorectal Cancer (≥65 Years): A Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study</p>
Author(s) -
Yong Yang,
Ge Gao,
Jun Shi,
Jiangnan Zhang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s260113
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , proportional hazards model , logistic regression , hazard ratio , mortality rate , population , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , environmental health
Hyperlipidaemia is related to the development of many cancers. The aim of this study was to explore whether blood lipid levels were associated with increased rates of cancer-specific mortality and all-cause mortality in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).