The survival after recurrence of colorectal cancer: a retrospective study focused on time to recurrence after curative resection

The significance of the duration of the recurrence-free survival after curative resection for colorectal cancer remains unclear. The purpose was to reveal the association between time to recurrence after surgery and the survival after recurrence.Patients with stage II and III colorectal cancer who underwent curative resection between 2007 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed (n = 645). Patients with recurrence after surgery (n = 133) were...