One last round of chemo? Insights from conversations between oncologists and lung cancer patients about prognosis and treatment decisions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113413
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Denmark; Prognosis; Chemotherapy; Withdrawing treatment; Advanced cancer; Dying; Doctor-patient interaction; Treatment futility;All these keywords.
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