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Caroline Speers, BA
Background Preoperative diagnosis based on a tissue sample prior to definitive breast surgery for cancer or precancerous lesions is considered the standard of care. To establish a preoperative breast cancer diagnosis,... Read More
Rectal cancer outcomes are dependent on stage of cancer and appropriate management. The most important management that determines outcome is adequacy of surgical resection. Adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy also have... Read More
Total mesorectal excision (TME) is the surgical technique of choice for resection of rectal cancer. TME is associated with the lowest published recurrence rates—5% to 10%—for rectal cancer management.[1-4] Surgeon... Read More