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A Fremgen

Publications and source records attributed to A Fremgen.

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Clinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1996.

The National Cancer Data Base, a joint project of the American Cancer Society and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, provides a mechanism for periodic assessment of hospital-based cancer patient care. From its annual summary, health care professionals can evaluate trends in patient care to make more efficient treatment decisions. This article provides a first look at highlights from the 1996 annual summary.

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Diagnosing colorectal carcinoma: clinical and molecular approaches.

In summary, the ability to decrease the mortality of colorectal carcinoma is increasingly within the grasp of clinicians. With accurate family and personal history, it is possible to estimate the risk of colorectal cancer and initiate FOBT and colonoscopy where appropriate. In the future, germline and even somatic genetic testing will further increase our ability to diagnose cancers before they become widely invasive. As molecular biology unravels the cause of what currently appears to be the majority of sporadic cancers, it may be possible to characterize more colorectal cancers that are caused by novel, as yet not recognized mutator genes. Unfortunately, a set of patients is likely to exist who remain to be diagnosed by symptoms caused by advanced cancer. The goal for the clinician is to decrease this subset to as small a group as possible.

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Clinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base: 1997.

The following highlights summarize the principle findings of the NCDB, which are presented in more detail in other reports, some of which have been published and others of which are in press or submitted awaiting review. Collectively, these findings present a broad pattern of NCDB assessment of cancer patterns of care. In addition to the resulting journal publications, 1,600 NCDB participating hospitals receive a customized summary of similar patterns of care and outcome at their facility compared with national norms, which is then used for quality assurance purposes.

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Clinical highlights from the National Cancer Data Base, 1998.

The National Cancer Data Base is a community-oriented cancer management and outcomes database that is the joint project of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons and the American Cancer Society. This article provides a first look at highlights from the 1998 summary.

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