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News: Patient preferences, region linked to bowel cancer survival
…patient outcomes. “Decisions about treatment are influenced by a patient’s characteristics and system level factors, which can themselves be related to geographical location. “A patient’s characteristics include factors like age, gender, Indigenous status and health insurance status. “System level factors…