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Stephen T. Sonis, DMD, DMSc, on Radiotherapy-Induced Oral Complications

2016 Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium

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Stephen T. Sonis, DMD, DMSc, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and scope of oral complications of radiation therapy.



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