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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2013; 19(41): 7183-7188
Published online Nov 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i41.7183
Published online Nov 7, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i41.7183
Clinical features and prognosis in colorectal cancer patients with different ethnicities in Northwest China
Akram Yusup, Hai-Jiang Wang, Azmat Rahmutula, Parhat Sayim, Ze-Liang Zhao, Guo-Qing Zhang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xin Jiang Tumor Hospital, Xin Jiang Medical University, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China
Author contributions: Yusup A was responsible for the conception and drafting of the paper; Zhang GQ gave the final approval and supervised the paper; Wang HJ critically reviewed and revised the paper; Rahmutula A and Sayim P collected source material and analyzed preliminary data; Zhao ZL analyzed the data and performed the statistics.
Correspondence to: Guo-Qing Zhang, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Xin Jiang Tumor Hospital, Xin Jiang Medical University, 789 East Su Zhou Road Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. bilik0731@163.com
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Received: May 24, 2013
Revised: September 15, 2013
Accepted: September 16, 2013
Published online: November 7, 2013
Processing time: 175 Days and 20.8 Hours
Revised: September 15, 2013
Accepted: September 16, 2013
Published online: November 7, 2013
Processing time: 175 Days and 20.8 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Racial/ethnic differences in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival have been documented in the literatures. However, the reasons for these disparities are difficult to decipher. These disparities may be attributed to many factors, including differences in socioeconomic status, tumor biology, stage at diagnosis, treatment, post-treatment surveillance, physician characteristics and hospital factors. This is the first comparative study on the clinicopathological factors and survival of CRC patients with different ethnicities in Xin Jiang. We found some marked differences and performed preliminary analysis for possible reasons.