Patients with gastrointestinal tumors at higher risk of other cancers
Friday, May 1, 2015 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
The first population-based study that characterizes the association and temporal relationship between gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and other cancers has been conducted by researchers. The results indicate that one in 5.8 patients with GIST will develop additional malignancies before and after their diagnosis.