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Review
. 2012 Dec;26(6):1137-41.
doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2012.09.002.

What is a Rare Cancer?

Guy D Eslick  1
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Review

What is a Rare Cancer?

Guy D Eslick. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Many rare cancers are essentially an enigma, with little to no information in the medical literature. Defining a rare cancer is not as easy as it might seem. As a guide, generally an incidence of fewer than 6/100,000 is considered rare. Much of the research regarding rare diseases is in its infancy.

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