Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Page 560 , December 2008

Cancer in Older Adults: The Oncologist's Bread and Butter

  • Arti Hurria, MD (Guest Editor)

      Affiliations

    • City of Hope, Duarte, CA
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  • Susan F. Slovin, MD, PhD (Associate Editor)

      Affiliations

    • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2008.09.001

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Page 560 , December 2008

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