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Esther · 07-21-2006, 04:46 PM

Ok, I thought the old line of thinking was that earlier detection of mets without symptoms did not translate into incrased longevity?

Does not hold true anymore? I'm not sure what the advantage of finding bone mets earlier would be.

07-21-2006, 04:46 PM	#3
Esther Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 484	Ok, I thought the old line of thinking was that earlier detection of mets without symptoms did not translate into incrased longevity? Does not hold true anymore? I'm not sure what the advantage of finding bone mets earlier would be.