Letter to the Editor

The Relationship between Statins and Survival of Colorectal Cancer

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Mohammadian M, Mohammadian-Hafshejani A. The Relationship between Statins and Survival of Colorectal Cancer. Iran J Public Health. 2023;52(5):1097-1098.