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Editorial
. 2020 Jun;25(6):458-459.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0221. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Cancer Research Ethics and COVID-19

Andrew G Shuman  1   2 , Rebecca D Pentz  3
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Editorial

Cancer Research Ethics and COVID-19

Andrew G Shuman et al. Oncologist. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

This editorial highlights the ethical challenges facing oncologists and clinical investigators during the global COVID‐19 pandemic.

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