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Yousuf Zafar, MD, on the Financial Burden of Cancer Care

2016 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Yousuf Zafar, MD, of Duke Cancer Institute, summarizes his educational lecture on the financial toxicities of treatment and the need to focus on both short- and long-term interventions to reduce the burden on patients.



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