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The impact on clinical outcome of high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Taiwanese patients with colorectal cancer

Overview of attention for article published in World Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 2012
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Title
The impact on clinical outcome of high prevalence of diabetes mellitus in Taiwanese patients with colorectal cancer
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology, May 2012
DOI 10.1186/1477-7819-10-76
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Authors

Ching-Wen Huang, Li-Chu Sun, Ying-Ling Shih, Hsiang-Lin Tsai, Chao-Wen Chen, Yung-Sung Yeh, Cheng-Jen Ma, Che-Jen Huang, Jaw-Yuan Wang

Abstract

Both colorectal cancer (CRC) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are important public health problems worldwide. As there are controversies about survival impact on CRC patients with preexisting DM, the purpose of the present study is to evaluate the incidence and the survival impact of preexisting DM on the long-term outcomes of patients with CRC in Taiwan.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 49 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 14%
Student > Bachelor 6 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 8%
Student > Master 4 8%
Student > Postgraduate 3 6%
Other 6 12%
Unknown 19 39%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 37%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 4%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 2%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 1 2%
Other 4 8%
Unknown 20 41%