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Names: American Cancer Society, editor.
Title: The American Cancer Society’s principles of oncology : prevention to survivorship / edited by the American Cancer Society.
Other titles: Principles of oncology
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2017040597 (print) | LCCN 2017041494 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119468875 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119468882 (epub) | ISBN 9781119468844 (cloth)
Subjects: | MESH: Neoplasms–prevention & control | Neoplasms–therapy | Survivors | Early Medical Intervention–standards | United States | Practice Guideline
Classification: LCC RC268 (ebook) | LCC RC268 (print) | NLM QZ 250 | DDC 616.99/4052–dc23
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