Evolving paradigms and perceptions of cancer

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 618-624

  Hellman, Samuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Halsted; Paradigm; Radiation; Surgeon; Systemic

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER STAGING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PESSIMISM; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FUND RAISING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROGNOSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31844454670     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc0377     Document Type: Review

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