New treatment strategy cuts risk of bowel cancer returning by 28%
by Andrew Gregory Health editor from Science | The Guardian on (#680C3)
UK trial across three countries finds that giving patients chemotherapy before surgery was more effective
Giving bowel cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts the risk of it coming back by 28%, according to the results of a trial experts are hailing as fantastic".
As many as one in three patients diagnosed with the disease see it return after surgery, a figure described as far too high" by cancer specialists who have spent years searching for new treatment strategies. In the UK, someone dies from bowel cancer every 30 minutes.
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