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  UMC Surgeon, Dr. Brent Fruin (below), a Nashville native, earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University.He completed his residency training in general surgery at Boston University, where he also completed fellowships in surgical research and clinical research.Dr. Fruin worked as a research assistant in the Creighton University Departments of Biochemistry and Neurology, and also at the Karolinska Institute's Huddinge Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
  "For those cancer patients whose cancer is operable, this alternative procedure for colon cancer surgery is a definite step forward," said Brent Fruin, General Surgeon at University Medical Center.
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  According to Fruin, "The goal for all cancer surgery is complete removal of the cancer.
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  Alex Brent Fruin, MD

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  LEBANON, TENN. - A new surgical procedure available at University Medical Center will provide many colon cancer patients with a better, faster option for treatment than ever before, according to UMC General Surgeon Brent Fruin, MD.
  
  Dr. Fruin is among the physicians who perform a minimally invasive surgery called laparascopic colectomy that allows for a quicker recovery, a shorter hospital stay, less pain and less scarring than the previous method for treating operable colon cancer.
  
  "This alternative for colon cancer surgery is a great step forward for our patients," Dr. Fruin said.
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  A landmark study related to laparascopic colectomy published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which was supported by the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), led to the new method's status as an effective alternative to open colectomy for treating curable cancer when performed by an experienced surgeon, according to Dr. Fruin.The study was led by the Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Therapy (COST) Study Group and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  
  Dr. Fruin said the new minimally invasive technique can also be used to treat other colon diseases, like Crohn's and diverticulitis.

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  LEBANON, TENN. - A new surgical procedure available at University Medical Center will provide many colon cancer patients with a better, faster option for treatment than ever before, according to UMC General Surgeon Brent Fruin, MD.
  
  Dr. Fruin is among the physicians who perform a minimally invasive surgery called laparascopic colectomy that allows for a quicker recovery, a shorter hospital stay, less pain and less scarring than the previous method for treating operable colon cancer.
  
  "This alternative for colon cancer surgery is a great step forward for our patients," Dr. Fruin said.
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  A landmark study related to laparascopic colectomy published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which was supported by the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), led to the new method's status as an effective alternative to open colectomy for treating curable cancer when performed by an experienced surgeon, according to Dr. Fruin.The study was led by the Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Therapy (COST) Study Group and sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  
  Dr. Fruin said the new minimally invasive technique can also be used to treat other colon diseases, like Crohn's and diverticulitis.
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  Dr. Alex Fruin, General Surgeon, Joins University Medical Center Team
  
  July 25, 2005 in UMC News
  
  LEBANON, TENNESSEE, July 25, 2005 - LEBANON, TENN. - University Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Alex B. Fruin, MD, General Surgeon.
  
  Dr. Fruin, a Nashville native, earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University.He completed his residency training in general surgery at Boston University, where he also completed fellowships in surgical research and clinical research.Dr. Fruin worked as a research assistant in the Creighton University Departments of Biochemistry and Neurology, and also at the Karolinska Institute's Huddinge Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
  Dr. Fruin was honored with a membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in 2003.Among his other credits are a number of surgical and gastrointestinal publications and presentations to surgical societies.
  
  Dr. Fruin resides in Lebanon with his wife Karen.

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  LEBANON, TENNESSEE, July 25, 2005 - LEBANON, TENN. - University Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Alex B. Fruin, MD, General Surgeon.
  
  Dr. Fruin, a Nashville native, earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University.He completed his residency training in general surgery at Boston University, where he also completed fellowships in surgical research and clinical research.Dr. Fruin worked as a research assistant in the Creighton University Departments of Biochemistry and Neurology, and also at the Karolinska Institute's Huddinge Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
  Dr. Fruin was honored with a membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in 2003.Among his other credits are a number of surgical and gastrointestinal publications and presentations to surgical societies.
  
  Dr. Fruin resides in Lebanon with his wife Karen.

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  Dr. Alex Fruin, General Surgeon, Joins University Medical Center Team
  
  LEBANON, TENNESSEE, July 25, 2005 - LEBANON, TENN. - University Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of Alex B. Fruin, MD, General Surgeon.
  
  Dr. Fruin, a Nashville native, earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University.He completed his residency training in general surgery at Boston University, where he also completed fellowships in surgical research and clinical research.Dr. Fruin worked as a research assistant in the Creighton University Departments of Biochemistry and Neurology, and also at the Karolinska Institute's Huddinge Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.
  
  Dr. Fruin was honored with a membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society in 2003.Among his other credits are a number of surgical and gastrointestinal publications and presentations to surgical societies.
  
  Dr. Fruin resides in Lebanon with his wife Karen.

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