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Supportive care vital in elderly cancer patients

A report from the 2015 annual conference of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), which focused on the role of supportive care in geriatric oncology

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Stepney, R. Supportive care vital in elderly cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 24, 2397–2401 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-016-3172-8

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