A new study coming out of Sweden supports the hypothesis that the degree of blood loss during surgery for colon cancer influences long-term survival, according to the study's abstract.
The study examined a group of patients who underwent colon cancer surgery from 1997-2003. The researchers determined blood loss of 250 mL or more during surgery was an influencing factor on mortality. They also identified male gender, occurrence of complications, age more than 75 years and stage III disease as other risk factors.
The study's results were published in the Annals of Surgery.
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