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Personalizing medicine for metastatic colorectal cancer: current developments.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Aug 2014
Marques Andrea Marin, Turner Alice, de Mello Ramon Andrade
Abstract excerpt
Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is still one of the tumor types with the highest incidence and mortality. In 2012, colorectal cancer was the second most prevalence cancer among males (9%) and the third among females (8%). In this disease, early diagnosis is important to improve treatment outcomes. However, at the time of diagnosis, about one quarter of patients already have metastases, and overall survival of...
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