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Hans Gerdes, MD, on Endoscopic Therapies for Early-Stage Esophageal Cancers

2015 NCCN Annual Conference

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Hans Gerdes, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses a new approach to the management of early-stage esophageal cancers with endoscopic resections.



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