Advancing Global Cancer Symptom Science: Insights and Strategies From the Inaugural Cancer Symptom Science Expert Meeting.
BACKGROUND: The inaugural "Cancer Symptom Science Expert Meeting," held in Lausanne, Switzerland, on October 11-12, 2023, brought together 40 nurse scientists from seven countries. The event aimed to enhance collaboration across the global symptom science community; identify common research interest...
| Publicado en: | Oncology Nursing Forum Vol. 52; no. 5; pp. 331 - 351 |
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