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Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery Only Offers Benefit to Select Patients With Ovarian Cancer
February 2nd 2022An expert with Stanford Health comments on the potential value of secondary cytoreductive surgery for patients with recurrent ovarian cancer and the need for careful patient selection when considering this treatment strategy.
Identifying Colorectal Cancer by Blood Test
August 5th 2020The novel multimodal FirstSightCRC test has shown promise in identifying colorectal cancer (CRC), as well as precancerous polyps and advanced adenomas, said Shai Friedland, MD, who added that results from the blood-based assay can inform whether a patient should undergo a colonoscopy.