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Editorial
. 2018 Mar 15;124(6):1108-1110.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.31236. Epub 2018 Feb 8.

Cancer in the older adult: Implications for therapy and future research

Mina S Sedrak  1 , Arti Hurria  1
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Editorial

Cancer in the older adult: Implications for therapy and future research

Mina S Sedrak et al. Cancer. .
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