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Editorial
. 2022 Mar 15;128(6):1168-1170.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.34032. Epub 2021 Nov 17.

It's hard to extinguish hope

Benjamin W Corn  1   2 , David B Feldman  3
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Editorial

It's hard to extinguish hope

Benjamin W Corn et al. Cancer. .
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Keywords: EOL; advanced care; goals; hope; planning.

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