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Original Articles

Perceptions of the “Mind-Cancer” Relationship Among the Public, Cancer Patients, and Oncologists

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Pages 43-58 | Received 10 Dec 2001, Accepted 12 Feb 2003, Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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