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Real-World Outcomes of High-Risk Cancer Surgery Poor in Very Elderly
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Real-World Outcomes of High-Risk Cancer Surgery Poor in Very Elderly |
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568961?src=rss |
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Patients who are 80 and over are much more likely to have a poor outcome after high-risk cancer surgery than has previously been reported, according to a recent retrospective study by researchers with the University of Michigan Healthcare System. The study appears in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Reuters Health Information |
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Articles > General Surgery |
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Jan 18, 2008 |
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