Patients waiting for surgery, of course, live with anxiety about waiting, but they are also at risk of getting sicker and the cancer growing in the meantime — perhaps so that the disease is even beyond cure once the surgery is over, writes a US surgeon.
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Patients waiting for surgery, of course, live with anxiety about waiting, but they are also at risk of getting sicker and the cancer growing in the meantime — perhaps so that the disease is even beyond cure once the surgery is over, writes a US surgeon.