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Comment
. 2016 Nov;12(11):1172-1173.
doi: 10.1200/JOP.2016.017657.

Cancer Cachexia: It Takes a Team to Fix the Complex Machinery

David Hui  1
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Cancer Cachexia: It Takes a Team to Fix the Complex Machinery

David Hui. J Oncol Pract. 2016 Nov.
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  • Cancer Cachexia: Beyond Weight Loss.
    Bruggeman AR, Kamal AH, LeBlanc TW, Ma JD, Baracos VE, Roeland EJ. Bruggeman AR, et al. J Oncol Pract. 2016 Nov;12(11):1163-1171. doi: 10.1200/JOP.2016.016832. J Oncol Pract. 2016. PMID: 27858548 Review.

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