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This study analyzed data from 147,076 colon cancer patients to assess whether increasing the number of lymph nodes examined during colectomy improves cancer staging and overall survival. While the median number of nodes examined increased from 12 to 17 between 2004 and 2010, there was no corresponding increase in the percentage of patients with positive nodes (stage III disease). The slight improvement in overall survival associated with higher node counts was found to be independent of various factors incl

Author

Emilio Sanchez

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EN