(PR-inside.com) http://www.nccn.org/about/news.asp - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Megan Martin, 215-690-0576 martin@nccn.org The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) announces important updates to the NCCN Guidelines on Colon and Rectal Cancers. These changes reflect leading developments in the treatment of patients with colon and rectal cancers and represent the standard of care in oncology in both community and academic settings. New to the NCCN Guidelines is the recommendation that a determination of the KRAS gene status of either the primary tumor or a site of metastasis should be part of the pre-treatment work-up for all patients diagnosed with metastatic colorectal cancer. ..
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