Improved DNA stool test could detect digestive cancers in multiple organs
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 09:21
in Health & Medicine
Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that a noninvasive screening test can detect not only colorectal cancer but also the common cancers above the colon -- including pancreas, stomach, biliary and esophageal cancers. This study is presented at Digestive Disease Week 2009 in Chicago, May 30 - June 4.
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