Background Population-based cancer survival estimates provide valuable insights into the
effectiveness of cancer services and can reflect the prospects of cure. As part of the second …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of the number of negative
lymph nodes on survival in patients with stage III colon cancer. Patients and Methods Patients …

Objective To determine whether surgical subspecialty training in colorectal surgery or
frequency of rectal cancer resection by the surgeon are independent prognostic factors for local …

… Porter: I think this is likely very important, although it is difficult to document, even … Porter:
I think I understand your point. First of all, the question is, are some of these patients having an …

Introduction Postoperative glycemic control reduces sternal infections following cardiac
surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). The objective of this study was to examine the …

… Porter, Lawrence F. Paszat, Kathleen I. Pritchard, André Robidoux, Sally Smith, Jonathan
Sussman, Susan Dent, Jeffrey Sisler, Jennifer Wiernikowski, and Mark N. … Rheaume …

BACKGROUND No population‐based studies of retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS) have been
conducted, and the use and timing of adjuvant radiotherapy for RPS is controversial. The …

Objectives As part of the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) SURVMARK-2
project, we provide the most recent estimates of colon and rectal cancer survival in …

Background: When implemented in several common surgical procedures, clinical pathways
have been reported to reduce costs and resource utilization, while maintaining or improving …

Objective To provide the first international comparison of oesophageal and gastric cancer
survival by stage at diagnosis and histological subtype across high-income countries with …