Test may help predict colon cancer recurrence risk

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 05/14/2009 - 16:12

A new gene test may help predict which colon cancer patients are at higher or lower risk of having their cancer return after surgery, doctors report, but whether it is useful enough to justify its likely high price remains to be seen....

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