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This study aimed to investigate whether prior use of OAC could decrease overall or cancer-specific mortality in patients with CRC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>All patients with CRC in Iceland from 2000 to 2019 were identified from the Icelandic Cancer Registry. Through a detailed review of medical records, clinical data were obtained. Comorbidity was assessed using the Charlson comorbidity index. Inverse probability weighting was used to balance the study groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Of 2,563 patients, 173 were taking OACs due to atrial fibrillation and were diagnosed with CRC. OAC users were predominantly older males with a higher comorbidity index. While staging was not significantly different, tumor size and lymph node metastases were different. After weighting, OAC users had a similar overall mortality (HR\u2009=\u20091.08; 95% CI, 0.91\u20131.28, p\u2009=\u20090.37), but lower CRC-specific mortality (HR\u2009=\u20090.75; 95% CI, 0.57\u20131.00, p\u2009=\u20090.046), specifically in the first 5 years. Cardiovascular mortality was significantly higher in OAC users.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Patients on OACs due to atrial fibrillation had lower CRC-specific mortality, suggesting that OAC use could be associated with survival benefits through early detection of CRC. 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