Abstract
Colorectal cancer is the second commonest fatal malignancy of the Western world (Habba et al. 1983). Clinical research to determine epidemiological and aetiological factors of importance in colorectal cancer development is leading to ever-increasing quantities of data. In our unit special emphasis has been placed on several areas including symptom duration, the polyp-cancer sequence and mucosal immunohistochemical studies. In order to manipulate such data we have developed a database management system for microcomputers which maintains a large bank of information on patients with colorectal cancer and allows detailed analysis for purposes of research and patient monitoring.
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Bulger, K., Afdhal, N., O’Donoghue, D. (1988). A Colorectal Cancer Database System. In: Vicary, F.R. (eds) Computers in Gastroenterology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3259-2_22
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