How important is palliative care?

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Aminah Jatoi. Curr Oncol Rep. 2011 Aug.

. 2011 Aug;13(4):252-4.

doi: 10.1007/s11912-011-0168-x.

¹ Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. jatoi.aminah@mayo.edu

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Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
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