(January 17, 2008 - Insidermedicine) Welcome to Insidermedicine In the Clinic, where we bring you advice on clinical skills from some of the world's best doctors, giving you the inside track on knowledge gleaned from years of medical experience.

On a recent trip to Boston, we caught up with Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt, MD, MPH, a Gastrointestinal Oncologist at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.  Also an active researcher in  Diet and Lifestyle Studies in Patients with Colorectal Cancer, Dr. Meyerhardt concentrates on outcomes research among patients with gastrointestinal malignancies.

In this segment, Dr. Meyerhardt discusses how to follow patients with colorectal cancer and look for recurrence.

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