Tag Archive: cancer diagnosis

Want a second opinion?

Many cancer patients feel a sense of urgency immediately after getting their diagnosis and want to jump immediately into a treatment program.  In some cases they may be compelling medical reasons for getting started right away, but in most cases…
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Racial gaps in colon cancer changes survival

Colorectal cancer is still the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but since the mid-1980’s the rates have slowly declined. That is, in some ethnic groups but not in all. Poorer patients, sometimes black, indigent, or…
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