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Survival of patients diagnosed with either colorectal mucinous or non-mucinous adenocarcinoma: a population-based study in CanadaLin Xie
Chronic Disease Surveillance Division, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9, Canada
Int J Oncol 34:1109-15. 2009..In conclusion, no significant differences in stage distribution and overall survival were found between mucinous and non-mucinous patients for colorectal cancer...
The influence of cosmetic breast augmentation on the stage distribution and prognosis of women subsequently diagnosed with breast cancerLin Xie
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Int J Cancer 126:2182-90. 2010..65-1.74). In conclusion, this study suggests that breast implants delay the detection of breast cancer, but there was no statistically significant difference in survival between the breast implant and other plastic surgery groups...
Mortality among Canadian women with cosmetic breast implantsPaul J Villeneuve
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Am J Epidemiol 164:334-41. 2006..Findings suggest that breast implants do not directly increase mortality in women. Further work is needed to evaluate risk factors for suicide among women who undergo elective cosmetic surgery...
