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Chemotherapy-associated neurotoxicity: an important side effect-impacting on quality, rather than quantity, of life

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  1. Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, The Clevaland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, 44195, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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The “Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology” publishes in loose succession “Editorials” and “Guest editorials” on current and/or controversial problems in experimental and clinical oncology. These contributions represent exclusively the personal opinion of the authors

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Markman, M. Chemotherapy-associated neurotoxicity: an important side effect-impacting on quality, rather than quantity, of life. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 122, 511–512 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01213547

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