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Ethan M. Basch, MD, on Symptom Monitoring: Findings on Overall Survival Rates

2017 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Ethan M. Basch, MD, of the University of North Carolina, discusses results from a study that assessed patient-reported outcomes for symptom monitoring during routine cancer treatment of metastatic solid tumors. (Abstract LBA2)



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