an analysis of 612 patients undergoing elective resection for colon and rectal cancer in vermont during the period 1971 to 1975 indicates an increasing incidence of cancers of the cecum and ascending colon , an increased number of duke 's a cancers , a synchronous cancer rate of 6 percent , an overall operative mortality of 6.5 percent , a wide variance in postoperative stay and a relatively small experience per operating surgeon .
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colon
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of cancers