New cancers in the family may merit extra screening
Reuters: A recent study found that family history should be updated every five or 10 years to determine a patient’s risk of cancer. But how much family history matters when personalizing cancer risks is not clear, Louise S. Acheson, professor of family medicine, wrote in an editorial accompanying the study’s release.
Family medicine professor Louise Acheson talks about cancer screenings
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July 13, 2011
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF
STORY BY: EDITORIAL STAFF