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. 2023 Sep:9:e2300358.
doi: 10.1200/GO.23.00358.

Cancer Care in Afghanistan: Perspectives on Health Services Under the Taliban Regime

Alaha Nasari  1 , Amina Surosh Nasari  1 , Sammer Marzouk  1 , Edward Christopher Dee  1 , Faramarz Jahanbeen  1
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Cancer Care in Afghanistan: Perspectives on Health Services Under the Taliban Regime

Alaha Nasari et al. JCO Glob Oncol. 2023 Sep.

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Abstract

Cancer landscape in Afghanistan continues to suffer under Taliban—global support is essential.

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Edward Christopher Dee

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No other potential conflicts of interest were reported.

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