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Table 1 Demographic information of the survey population

From: Does colon cancer ever metastasize to bone first? a temporal analysis of colorectal cancer progression

Parameter

Number (percentage)

Age (mean ± SD)

64.2 year ± 11

Initially staged as I to III

216/252 (86)

Initially staged as IV

36/252 (14)

Primary cancer surgery

206/231 (89)

Adjuvant radiation therapy

55/231 (23.8)1

Adjuvant chemotherapy

195/231 (84.4)1

Total metastasis to liver, lung, or bone

102/252 (40)

  1. SD = Standard deviation
  2. 1 The denominator is the 21 patients seen only for initial staging subtracted from the total number of patients.
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BMC Cancer

ISSN: 1471-2407

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