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Editorial
. 2019 Sep;7(Suppl 6):S200.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.07.18.

Suggestions for radiation oncologists to overcome radiotherapy interruption in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer

Jung Ae Lee  1 , Won Sup Yoon  2
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Editorial

Suggestions for radiation oncologists to overcome radiotherapy interruption in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer

Jung Ae Lee et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Sep.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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