Some Early Cancer Overtreated; Few Want To Wait

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Tue, 06/15/2010 - 5:24am

It is an unthinkable notion for a generation raised on the message that early cancer detection saves lives, but specialists say more tumors actually are being found too early —  raising hard questions about how aggressively to treat them. Cancer - Tumor - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Organizations

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