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Cancer, together with cardiovascular diseases, is responsible for the greatest percentage of deaths in the developed countries. In South America, approximately 60 per cent of patients with cancer are in an advanced stage when first seen, and the management of advanced cancer is thus a major problem.
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Junqueira, A.C. (1967). Management of Advanced Cancer in Brazil. In: Harris, R.J.C. (eds) Proceedings of the 9th International Cancer Congress. UICC Monograph Series, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-12796-4_48
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