GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER WASHINGTON – Genetics and other factors that can determine if a woman is at risk for a recurrence of breast cancer have been identified by investigators at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, providing new research avenues for preventing a new tumor from developing. The discovery was made possible by an advanced technology developed...
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Patient self checks are critical to avoid potentially deadly melanoma recurrence
New study finds that recurrent melanomas are more likely to be found by patients as opposed to imaging Recurrences of early stage (stage II) melanoma are more often detected by patients and their physicians than by routine imaging tests, according to study results published online as an “article in press” on the Journal of the American...