Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

The 5 yr overall survival rates were 34.1% and 23.5% in the rectal cancer and colonic cancer groups, respectively. ... 26.7% and 17.8% for patients with T1-stage, T2-stage, T3-stage and T4-stage tumors, respectively. These results represented a significant difference, with P=0.000. ... ................
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