Current Status of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Colorectal Cancer Prevention
Journal Title: Journal of Colon and Rectal Cancer - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
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Petros C. Papagiorgis
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Psychological “Risks” of Colonoscopy are Greater Amongst Fecal Immunohistochemical Test Positive Individuals than those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Taller Haustral Folds in the Proximal Colon: A Potential Factor Contributing to Interval Colorectal Cancer
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Application of a Cardiac Septal Occluder in a Patient Affected by Enteroatmospheric Fistula
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Overexpression of Prostate Apoptosis Response Protein-4 In Colon Cancer Cells Can Inhibit Metastasis by Upregulating E-cadherin Expression
Colon cancer has a five-year survival of 64.7%, and about 50,000 people are expected to die from colon cancer this year. Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer have a significantly worse prognosis, a 12.9% five-year...