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Preoperative chemotherapy for bowel cancer treatment reduces risk of disease returning

Preoperative chemotherapy for bowel cancer treatment reduces risk of disease returning

24 Jan 2023


British scientists say that providing patients with early-stage bowel cancer chemotherapy before and after surgery can reduce the risk of the disease returning by 28%. The study assessed outcomes from a clinical trial, and is published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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