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News · 06-30-2020, 12:45 PM

"Clean margins" are a goal of cancer excision surgery. If even a small piece of cancerous tissue is left behind, it increases the likelihood of a local recurrence and spread of the disease, possibly reducing overall survival time.

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06-30-2020, 12:45 PM	#1
News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18,951	Glowing dye may illuminate tumors during surgery "Clean margins" are a goal of cancer excision surgery. If even a small piece of cancerous tissue is left behind, it increases the likelihood of a local recurrence and spread of the disease, possibly reducing overall survival time. More...