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Information and Resources for Young Adults and Adolescents with Cancer

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Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

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  1. DeVos Children’s Hospital Grand Rapids, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, JO Michigan Street N.E., East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA

    David R. Freyer D.O.

  2. Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Michigan State University, 1000 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI, 49008, USA

    Leonard J. Mattano M.D

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  1. St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon, USA

    W. Archie Bleyer

  2. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Ronald D. Barr

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Freyer, D.R., Mattano, L.J. (2007). Information and Resources for Young Adults and Adolescents with Cancer. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_31

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