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    Corien M. Eeltink, Janneke A. J. Rood, Irene H Nauta, Birgit I. Lissenberg-Witte, Luca Incrocci, Otto Visser, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw & Sonja Zweegman

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Eeltink, C.M., Rood, J.A.J., Nauta, I.H. et al. Reply to: “Discussing sexuality in cancer care: towards personalized information for cancer patients and survivors”. Support Care Cancer 29, 535–537 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05625-4

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