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Age and stage linked to death patterns after bowel cancer surgery
The risk of dying from other causes exceeded bowel cancer death risk within 1–3 months in stage I across all age groups.The risk of dying from other causes exceeded bowel cancer death risk within 1–3 months in stage I across all age groups.
Preprint: cohort study of 175,184 patients with resected stage I-III colorectal adenocarcinoma, 10 yearsPopulations
Limit: Excluding deaths with unknown causes could distort the balance between cancer and other-cause mortality