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Relative survival in the first year. a All patients. b Colon cancer patients treated in an emergency setting. The horizontal dotted line marks day 30 day after surgery. The blue line indicates the relative survival in the first year. The space between the vertical dotted line and the blue line represents the excess mortality after 30 days and within the first year after surgery
