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Editorial
. 2016 Aug 31:354:i4446.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.i4446.

The hidden dangers of a cancer diagnosis

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Editorial

The hidden dangers of a cancer diagnosis

Holly G Prigerson et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Patients have a heightened risk of injury in the weeks before and after a diagnosis

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We have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: none.

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