The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 431-438 , February 2008

Cancer Survivorship: Challenges and Changing Paradigms

Received 21 March 2007

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 Supported by Grant NIH-1-T-32 DKO7782 from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and by the American Urological Association Foundation Research Scholars Program (SMG).

PII: S0022-5347(07)02515-3

doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.09.029

The Journal of Urology
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 431-438 , February 2008

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