Table 1.
Characteristics of colorectal cancer patients.
| Characteristics | Colorectal cancer (n = 38) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 22 |
| Female | 16 |
| Age (range, years) | 34–61 |
| Tumor stage∗ | |
| I | 8 |
| IIA | 13 |
| IIIA | 4 |
| IIIB | 11 |
| IIIC | 2 |
| Tumor grade | |
| G1 | 5 |
| G2 | 23 |
| G3 | 10 |
∗According to the guidelines for staging colon cancer from National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN): ∗stage I: T1-T2N0M0; stage IIA: T3N0M0; stage IIIA: T1-T2N1/1cM0 or T1N2aM0; stage IIIB: T3-4aN1/1cM0, T2-T3N2aM0, and T1-T2N2bM0; stage IIIC: T4aN2aM0, T3-T4aN2bM0, and T4bN1-T2M0.