The current and future role of the medical oncologist in the professional care for cancer patients: a position paper by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO).

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Published in Ann Oncol on December 13, 2013

Authors

R A Popescu1, R Schäfer, R Califano, R Eckert, R Coleman, J-Y Douillard, A Cervantes, P G Casali, C Sessa, E Van Cutsem, E de Vries, N Pavlidis, K Fumasoli, B Wörmann, H Samonigg, S Cascinu, J J Cruz Hernández, A J Howard, F Ciardiello, R A Stahel, M Piccart

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Oncology, Hirslanden Medical Center, Aarau, Switzerland, on behalf of the ESMO National Representatives and Membership Committee.

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