Abstract
In an increasing number of settings it is appropriate to consider cancer as a very serious but also a chronic disease process. This commentary discusses a number of highly clinically relevant implications of this important evolution in the management of malignancies.
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Markman, M. Commentary: Implications of Cancer Managed as a “Chronic Illness”. Curr Oncol Rep 13, 90–91 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-010-0148-6
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