Study: Surgical delay associated with increased risk in some gastrointestinal malignancies

Boston, Mass. – Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread cancellations of electively-scheduled or “non-emergency” operations were implemented to free up hospital beds and conserve protective equipment for health care workers. For some conditions, including cancer, timely surgery is critical for patients’ survival. In a new study published in the Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, a team…

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Diagnosis to therapy: The future of image-guided patient management

WHAT: The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting Novel research on new and better ways to diagnose and treat cancers, inflammation, arthritis, chronic pain, stroke, brain disease, and more The SNMMI Virtual Annual Meeting will convene more than 6,000 attendees (physicians, scientists, technologists and exhibitors) from around the globe to…

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