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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;6(6):100335.
doi: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100335. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Please mind the gap-about equity and access to care in oncology

A Barcellini  1 , F Dal Mas  2 , P Paoloni  3 , P Loap  4 , L Cobianchi  5 , L Locati  6 , M R Rodríguez-Luna  7 , E Orlandi  8
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Editorial

Please mind the gap-about equity and access to care in oncology

A Barcellini et al. ESMO Open. 2021 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosure LL reports receipt of grants/research supports (funds received by her institution for clinical studies and research activities in which she is involved) from EISAI; and receipt of honoraria or consultation fees for public speaking/teaching in medical meetings from: EISAI, MSD, Merck Serono, McCann Healthcare, SunPharma, and Sanofi-Regeneron and for expert opinion in advisory boards from: EISAI, IPSEN, BMS, Eli Lilly, Merck Serono, and Biogen. The remaining authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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