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Survival Has Improved for Patients With Liver Metastases of CRC
Survival Has Improved for Patients With Liver Metastases of CRC
MG Sullivan
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2009 Dec 29
Elsevier Global Medical News
Survival Has Improved for Patients With Liver Metastases of CRC
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Dec 29, MG Sullivan
HOT SPRINGS, Va. (EGMN) - Patients with liver metastasis from colorectal cancer have a significantly better survival chance now than they did 10-20 years ago, judging by results of a retrospective analysis.The 5-year disease-specific survival rate among patients with metastatic liver disease rose from 37% to 51% between 1985 and 2004, even though their clinical and pathologic characteristics remained largely unchanged, Dr. William R. Jarnagin reported at the annual meeting of the Southern Surgical...