Few hospitals meet colon cancer care standard
Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 08:51
in Health & Medicine
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly two-thirds of hospitals fail to check colon cancer patients well enough for signs that their tumor is spreading, says a study that advises patients to ask about this mark of quality care before surgery....
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