Association of tumor size with prognosis in colon cancer: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database analysis

Background Thus far, the association of tumor size with prognosis in colon cancer has not been considered and has remained unclear. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the association between tumor size as a continuous variable and prognosis in colon cancer using Cox models with restricted cubic splines. Methods Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database, we selected 128,369 patients with colon cancer who underwent...