Factors Associated with Survival of Veterans with Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors

Background. Gastrointestinal (GI) neuroendocrine tumor (NET) incidence has been increasing; however, GI NET within the national Veterans Affairs (VA) health system has not been described. Methods. We used the VA Central Cancer Registry to identify the cohort of patients diagnosed with GI NET in 1995...

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Main Authors: Bryan L. Balmadrid, Catherine M. Thomas, Cynthia J. Coffman, Rodger A. Liddle, Deborah A. Fisher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Epidemiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/986708