Large increase seen in number of lymph nodes evaluated for colon cancer, but no corresponding rise in node-positive cancers

During the past two decades there has been a significant increase in the percentage of patients who have a high number of lymph nodes evaluated during colon cancer operations, but this improvement is not associated with an increase in the overall proportion of colon cancers that are node positive, according to a new study.

Read the whole article on Science Daily

More from Science Daily