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Sriram Yennu, MD, on Patient Perception of Curability

2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium

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Sriram Yennu, MD, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses findings from a study of an international cohort of patients with advanced cancer who received palliative care. Nearly half the patients incorrectly believed their cancer was curable (Abstract 5).



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