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Changes to This Summary (03/02/2017)

The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Turkey Tail and Polysaccharide-K

Revised text to state that most of the radiolabeled dose is found in expired air, suggesting that the digestion of polysaccharide-K (PSK) may occur in the gut or the metabolism of absorbed PSK may occur somewhere else in the body.

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