Peter Beitsch
925 posts
@beitsch
cancer surgeon trained at MD Anderson and John Wayne Cancer Institute. Now practicing in Dallas. Specializing in breast cancer and melanoma
It’s estimated that 13% of men in the U.S. will develop prostate #cancer within their lifetime. Recently updated #NCCN guidelines recommend that all men with aggressive #prostatecancer consider #genetictesting, regardless of family history. Learn more: ow.ly/nZG550EO03c
New @MayoClinic study finds that 1 in 6 patients with #colorectalcancer had an inherited cancer-related gene mutation, which likely predisposed them to the disease. Researchers also discovered that 60% of cases would not have been detected with a standard guideline-based approach
