Colon Cancer
Researchers at Stanford University, Medical Department target colon cancer
Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, November 4th, 2007
According to a study from the United States, "' In 1998 the Veterans Administration mandated an externally monitored targeted colon cancer screening rate that was expected to result in earlier cancer detection and improved patient survival. The effectiveness of the protocol was evaluated in a retrospective case series at a tertiary care Veterans Administration Hospital that included all patients with the diagnosis of colon cancer between 1991 and 2003."
"Tumor stage, tumor location, and patient survival data were recorded and compared to National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) benchmarks. The study facility had a greater percentage of early cancers and fewer later stage...
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