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Surgical Training Strongly Affects Choice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment
Surgical Training Strongly Affects Choice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment
D Brunk
20100217
2010 Mar 17
Elsevier Global Medical News
Surgical Training Strongly Affects Choice of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Mar 17, D Brunk
ST. LOUIS (EGMN) - Choice of treatment for early hepatocellular carcinoma is influenced more strongly by the surgeon's training and skill set than by clinical aspects of the patient's disease, results from a novel study demonstrated."We suggest that differences in surgeon training and in surgeon specialty shape the lens through which clinicians subsequently view clinical data," Dr. Hari Nathan said during a symposium sponsored by the Society of Surgical Oncology.In what he said is the first study...