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                    [Summary] => Two of three Americans diagnosed with gastric cancer do not have adequate examinations  for proper staging  of their disease, researchers reported at the 2005 annual cancer symposium  of the Society of Surgical Oncology. The majority of patients get substandard  lymph node evaluations, despite clear guidelines stating at least 15 nodes must be evaluated to consider someone adequately staged.
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                    [AuthorName] => Charles C. Chante MD
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Staging guidelines for gastric cancer are largely ignored in US

By YOUR DOSE OF MEDICINE | By Charles C. Chante MD | February 5, 2006 - 12:00am

Two of three Americans diagnosed with gastric cancer do not have adequate examinations for proper staging of their disease, researchers reported at the 2005 annual cancer symposium of the Society of Surgical Oncology....

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