Can chemotherapy for terminal cancer patients do more harm than good?
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Our response to the news from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges that palliative chemotherapy for terminal cancer patients may do more harm than good.
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Can chemotherapy for terminal cancer patients do more harm than good?
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End-of-Life Palliative Chemotherapy: More Harm Than Good? - Cancer Therapy Advisor
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