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. 2017 Aug;22(8):883-885.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2017-0041. Epub 2017 May 26.

Curative, Life-Extending, and Palliative Chemotherapy: New Outcomes Need New Names

Alfred I Neugut  1 , Holly G Prigerson  2
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Curative, Life-Extending, and Palliative Chemotherapy: New Outcomes Need New Names

Alfred I Neugut et al. Oncologist. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

Imprecise terminology obscures the reasons why a cancer patient might be willing to endure the potential toxicities and side‐effects of treatment. Renaming of the categories of chemotherapy is proposed here to clarify intended definitions.

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