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Bone or cartilage mass screening

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Overview

According to the the National Cancer Institute (NCI) there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for bone or cartilage tumors.[1]

Screening

Screening

According to the the National Cancer Institute (NCI) there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for bone or cartilage tumors.[1]

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bone Cancer—Health Professional Version (2016) http://www.cancer.gov/types/bone/hp Accessed on February, 8th 2016

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