Adult Preventive Health Care: Cancer Screening
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® Regents of the University of Michigan These guidelines should not be construed as including all proper methods of care or excluding other acceptable methods of care reasonably directed to obtaining the same results. The ultimate judgment regarding any specific clinical procedure or treatment must be made by the physician in light of the circumstances presented by the patient. Adult Preventive Health Care: Cancer Screening
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