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Why Do People With Advanced Cancer Undergo Chemotherapy?

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: November 7, 2012
Category: cancer, Palliative Care | Tagged cancer, chemotherapy, Dan Longo, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Deborah Schrag, end-of-life care, Jane Weeks, New England Journal of Medicine, Thomas J. Smith | 3 Comments

Contemplating Complementary Medicine

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: November 2, 2011
Category: Complementary Medicine | Tagged acupuncture, cancer, chemotherapy, complementary medicine, Donald Abrams, integrative oncology, Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, TCM, Traditional Chinese Medicine, UCSF | 14 Comments
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