European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 655-661 , June 2008

Survival and treatment trends of rectal cancer patients in a population with suboptimal local control

  • A.A. Demers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, ON2114 – 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0V9
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, S111 – 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0W3
    • ,
  • S. Latosinsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, S111 – 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0W3
    • Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center, GF434 – 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3A 1R9
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Health Sciences Center, GF434 – 820 Sherbrook Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3A 1R9. Tel.: +1 204 787 3125; fax: +1 204 787 4063.
    • ,
  • D. Turner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Registry, CancerCare Manitoba, ON2114 – 675 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0V9
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, S111 – 750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0W3

,Accepted 4 September 2007.

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PII: S0748-7983(07)00531-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.09.002

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 6 , Pages 655-661 , June 2008

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