Current Cancer Burden in China: Epidemiology, Etiology, and Prevention

Overview

Journal Cancer Biol Med

Specialty Oncology

Date 2022 Sep 7

PMID 36069534

Authors

Cao Maomao

Li He

Sun Dianqin

He Siyi

Yan Xinxin

Yang Fan

Zhang Shaoli

Xia Changfa

Lei Lin

Peng Ji

Chen Wanqing

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