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Reforming the cancer industry

December 3, 2013

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by Mary Budinger —  The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is proposing to change some definitions of cancer because there is too much overdiagnosis and overtreatment of cancer. An NCI panel is recommending that definitions of some premalignant conditions no longer be called “cancer.” The NCI has been evaluating the problem of overdiagnosis because it generally […]

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