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  2. Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Karen Albritton M.D.

  3. Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90089-9034, USA

    Stuart Siegel M.D.

  4. Department of Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Roberts Road, Perth, Western Australia, 6006, Australia

    Marianne Phillips M.B., ChB

  5. McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4J9, Canada

    Ronald Barr M.B. ChB, M.D.

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Bleyer, A., Albritton, K., Siegel, S., Phillips, M., Barr, R. (2007). Challenges and Opportunities — The Way Ahead. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_33

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