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The Impact of Surgical Delays on Short- and Long-Term Survival Among Colon Cancer Patients

Brian D. Lo, Giorgio Caturegli, Miloslawa Stem, Kevin Biju, Bashar Safar, Jonathan E. Efron, Ashwani Rajput, Chady Atallah

The American Surgeon · 2021 · 12 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Colon cancer patients should undergo surgery 3-6 weeks after diagnosis, as all surgical delays beyond 6 weeks were associated with worse 30-day mortality, 90-day mortality, and 5-year overall survival.

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