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What cancer survivors can teach cancer researchers

Nature Reviews Cancer volume 22, pages 431–432 (2022)Cite this article

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Cancer survivors have been increasingly advocating for research into the long-term effects of their treatments. Some researchers working on cancer survivorship issues engage survivors productively with their teams, but many do not, negatively impacting innovation in this field. Cancer survivors must be included in every stage of this research process.

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Forster, V.J. What cancer survivors can teach cancer researchers. Nat Rev Cancer 22, 431–432 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41568-022-00468-z

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