Tagged with “lung metastases”
ArchivesRepeat Surgery for CRC Lung Mets Successful
Patients who have had one operation to remove lung tumors that have spread from cancer in their colon or rectum can have good outcomes with a second and even third lung surgery. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on October 30th, 2009
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Tags: lung metastases, surgery
Colorectal Cancer News in Brief: August 21
In research this week Japanese surgeons report very good outcomes when lung tumors from colorectal cancer tumors can be completely removed, colonoscopies done in the morning find more polyps, and high levels of vitamin D in the blood predict better survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis.
US life expectancy reached a record high in 2007 according to the CDC. A veteran treated at the Miami VA Health Center is suing the US government because of HIV infection allegedly contracted during a colonoscopy. Continue reading…
Posted by Kate Murphy on August 21st, 2009
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Tags: colonoscopy, life expectancy, lung metastases, vitamin D
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