Recent meta-analyses in colorectal cancer.
Meta-analyses play an important role in the current emergence of evidence-based medicine. This paper reviews the meta-analyses reported in the past 3 years in colorectal cancer, from a clinical as well as a statistical perspective. The usefulness of meta-analyses in our understanding and management of colorectal cancer is highlighted for screening, risk of colorectal cancer occurrence, outcome of colorectal cancer, adjuvant treatment, follow-up, and treatment of advanced disease.
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Department of Oncology, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France. pascal.piedbois@hmn.ap-hop-paris.fr
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D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D012307:Risk Factors
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D005472:Fluorouracil