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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2007 99(6):413; doi:10.1093/jnci/djk145
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© Oxford University Press 2007.

MEMO TO THE MEDIA

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Lymph Node Evaluation Linked to Improved Survival for Colon Cancer Patients

Liz Savage

jncimedia@oxfordjournals.org
301-841-1287
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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The number of lymph nodes removed and examined for tumor cells appears to be associated with the likelihood of survival after surgery in colon cancer patients, according to a study in the March 21 Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Health care providers should consider the number of lymph nodes . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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