Surgical Oncology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , March 2012

Undergraduate training in oncology: An ESO continuing challenge for medical students

  • N. Pavlidis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +30 26510 99394.
    • ,
  • J.B. Vermorken

      Affiliations

    • Antwerp University Hospital, Department of Oncology, Edegem, Belgium
    • ,
  • R. Stahel

      Affiliations

    • University Hospital of Zurich, Department of Oncology, Zurich, Switzerland
    • ,
  • J. Bernier

      Affiliations

    • University of Geneva, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland
    • ,
  • A. Cervantes

      Affiliations

    • Hematology and Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Valencia, Spain
    • ,
  • G. Pentheroudakis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
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  • R.A. Audisio

      Affiliations

    • St Helens Hospital, St Helens, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • A. Costa

      Affiliations

    • European School of Oncology, Milan, Italy

,Accepted 20 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.suronc.2010.07.003

Surgical Oncology
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 15-21 , March 2012

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