Few hospitals meet colon cancer care standard

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 09/09/2008 - 14:01

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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