Tumour size and overall survival among surgically treated patients with non‐metastatic colon cancer in the U.S. Military Health System
Abstract
Larger tumour size and lymph node involvement traditionally predict poorer survival in colon cancer patients. However, it has been recently suggested that very small tumours (<5 mm) may be a predictor of poor prognosis in colon cancer patients when lymph nodes are involved. This study investigated whether node‐positive colon cancer patients with small tumours had worse survival compared to those with larger tumours in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Military Health System (MHS), a universal health care system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Oct 27, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1111/codi.15381
Entities
People
- Craig D Shriver
- Jie Lin
- Kangmin Zhu
- Katherine A. Mcglynn
- Melannie Alexander
Organizations
- Department of Surgery
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- National Cancer Institute
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences