Combining C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio and comprehensive risk score is independently associated with better overall and recurrence-free survival in colorectal cancer patients across all disease stages. The combined score outperforms individual risk factors, offering a potent prognostic tool for patient management post-surgery, with potential implications for clinical practice.
Removing the rectal tumor and liver spread in one operation did not clearly raise complications or hurt survival compared with two separate operations, a French national study found.