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Cancer-directed surgery

Cancer-directed surgery has been studied in 2 papers since 2016: 2 observational studies in people. The newest paper, Dec 30, 2022: “Pain as a Protective Factor for Alzheimer Disease in Patients with Cancer”.

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At a glance

The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: American Cancer Society and 1 more
  • Humans2

What acts on cancer-directed surgery?

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Studies name function-related indicators as acting on cancer-directed surgery.

Function-related indicators

downin humans1OR 0.61

1 study

  1. Function-related indicators are linked with lower cancer-directed surgery in humans (2 or more function-related indicators versus none) (OR 0.61 (95% CI 0.56-0.66)).

    “Patients with ≥ 2 indicators received cancer-directed surgery less often than those without disability (odds ratio, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.56-0.66)”

    Humans2 or more function-related indicators versus none

    Patient function, long-term survival, and use of surgery in patients with kidney cancer

    Cancer

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