If your patient has a colon cancer, would you suggest trying radiation and chemotherapy instead, or enroll in the trial on the chance that you might receive the bacterial therapy, which may or may not be more effective than the conventional therapy?

If your patient has a colon cancer, would you suggest trying radiation and chemotherapy instead, or enroll in the trial on the chance that you might receive the bacterial therapy, which may or may not be more effective than the conventional therapy?

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Chapter24: New Technologies And Advances In Medical Instrumentation

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