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A 50 year old with positive stool guaiac

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
9.) Who should get adjuvant therapy?

Patients with Stage I disease do not require adjuvant therapy. Those with Stage II disease may be entered into clinical trials and offered adjuvant chemotherapy. Patients with Stage III disease should have adjuvant chemotherapy as standard care. In Stage IV disease, palliative resection should be followed by adjuvant chemotherapy.  
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