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Introduction to Modern Cancer Diagnosis and Survivorship

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This chapter gives the reader an overview of cancer diagnosis and what it means to be a cancer survivor. It also briefly explains the future and challenges in supportive care in cancer in the era of precision oncology.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Oral Medicine and Oral Oncology, Griffith University, QLD, Australia

    Raj Nair

  2. Haematology and Oncology, Gold Coast University Hospital, Queensland Health, QLD, Australia

    Raj Nair

  3. Queensland Health, Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia

    Ramil Nair

  4. Division of Oral Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA

    Stephen T. Sonis

  5. Department of Oral Medicine Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Stephen T. Sonis

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Nair, R., Nair, R., Sonis, S.T. (2022). Introduction to Modern Cancer Diagnosis and Survivorship. In: Nair, R. (eds) Orofacial Supportive Care in Cancer . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86510-8_1

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