A Fifth of Their Days: The Time Commitments of Advanced Cancer and Its Care.

JCO Oncol Pract

Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.

Published: January 2025

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