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Comment
. 2021 Oct;22(10):1348-1350.
doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00491-5.

Childhood cancer control during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sandra Luna-Fineman  1 , Roberta Ortiz  2 , Andre Ilbawi  2
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Comment

Childhood cancer control during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sandra Luna-Fineman et al. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

SL-F declares support from St Jude Children's Research Hospital and WHO, Unit of Management of Noncommunicable diseases. SL-F, AI, and RO are staff members or consultants of WHO. The authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this Comment and they do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy, or views of WHO.

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