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Influence of pre-diagnostic cigarette smoking on colorectal cancer survival: overall and by tumour molecular phenotype.
British journal of cancer - 4 Mar 2014
Zhu Y, Yang S R, Wang P P, Savas S, Wish T, Zhao J, Green R, Woods M, Sun Z, Roebothan B, Squires J, Buehler S, Dicks E, Zhao J, Mclaughlin J R, Parfrey P S, Campbell P T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Smoking is a risk factor for incident colorectal cancer (CRC); however, it is unclear about its influence on survival after CRC diagnosis. METHODS: A cohort of 706 CRC patients diagnosed from 1999 to 2003 in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, was followed for mortality and recurrence until April 2010. Smoking and other relevant data were collected by questionnaire after cancer diagnosis, using a...
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