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Introduction to Section on Integrative Oncology

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  1. Integrative Medicine Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1429 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, USA

    Barrie R. Cassileth MS, PhD & Kathleen Wesa MD

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Cassileth, B.R., Wesa, K. Introduction to Section on Integrative Oncology. Curr. Treat. Options in Oncol. 9, 107–108 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-008-0066-0

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