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Editorial
. 2021 Jul 15;127(14):2390-2392.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.33528. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

The avoidable casualties in America's war on cancer

Otis W Brawley  1   2 , Victoria F Lenihan  1
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Editorial

The avoidable casualties in America's war on cancer

Otis W Brawley et al. Cancer. .
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Keywords: adherence to therapy; discontinuance of therapy; health outcomes; insurance status; social deprivation.

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