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PATIENTS with bowel cancer that has spread to the liver are around five times more likely to survive if they undergo surgery, experts said.
Not all people will benefit from an operation but survival rates are boosted dramatically in those whose cancer is operable. Only 9% of patients will survive for five years or more if their cancer is stage four and has spread but they do not have surgery. A new study from the National Cancer Intelligence Network shows that liver resection - removing the cancerous part of the liver and a small part of healthy tissue around it - can boost this five-year survival to 46%.See the full content of this document
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