How to focus our efforts in improving prognostic disclosure in oncology

Hanny Al-Samkari¹, Arpan A Patel^{2

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¹ Division of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
³ Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.

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Hanny Al-Samkari¹, Arpan A Patel^{2

3}

¹ Division of Hematology Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Division of Digestive Diseases, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
³ Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.

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