Cancer Screening Unlikely To Benefit Patients With A Short Life Expectancy

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Cancer Screening Unlikely To Benefit Patients With A Short Life Expectancy

01-10-2013, 02:20 AM	#1
News Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 18,983	Cancer Screening Unlikely To Benefit Patients With A Short Life Expectancy Less than 10 years and risks are likely to outweigh benefits Breast and colorectal cancer screening should be targeted towards patients with a life expectancy greater than 10 years: for any shorter life expectancy the harms are likely to outweigh the benefits, concludes a study published on bmj.com today... More...

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