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Communicating with cancer patients

17th ECCO - 38th ESMO - 32nd ESTRO European Cancer Congress (ECC 2013)

Published: 4 Oct 2013

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Prof John Smyth - Edinburgh University, UK

Prof John Smyth talks to ecancer about his new book Communicating with Cancer Patients, his 30 years of experience setting up the medical oncology department at Edinburgh University and the continuing challenge of training young oncologists in the art of medicine and communicating with patients.

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