Article: Data on colon cancer detailed by researchers at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.(Report)

According to recent research from Taiwan, "The objective of this study is to assess the value of metastatic lymph node ratio (LNR) in predicting disease-free survival (DFS) in patients with stage III adenocarcinoma of the colon. From 1995 to 2003 inclusively, a total of 624 patients featuring stage III adenocarcinoma of the colon underwent curative resection."

"Of the 624 patients, an adequate number of lymph nodes (n a parts per thousand yenaEuro parts per thousand 12) had been harvested in 490 patients. These patients were stratified into LNR groups 1 (LNR a parts per thousand currency signaEuro parts per thousand 0.4), 2 (0.4 0.7). Kaplan-Meier survival curve ...

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