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. 2024 Jan 10;42(2):134-139.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00631. Epub 2023 Nov 16.

Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship

Michael Halpern  1 , Michelle A Mollica  1 , Paul K J Han  1 , Emily S Tonorezos  1
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Myths and Presumptions About Cancer Survivorship

Michael Halpern et al. J Clin Oncol. .

Abstract

Identifying cancer survivorship myths and presumptions perpetuated in survivorship circles.

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