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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Bowel cancer breakthrough as chemotherapy before surgery ‘cuts risk of return’

Experts have hailed “remarkable” new research which shows that giving chemotherapy before surgery for early-stage bowel cancer cuts the chance of the disease coming back by 28%.

The study, funded by Cancer Research UK, suggests at least 5,000 patients in the UK every year could benefit from a tweak to how they receive chemotherapy.

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