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Dr Hurria's salary is supported by a Paul Beeson Career Development Award in Aging Research (K23 AG026749-01) and an American Society of Clinical Oncology–Association of Specialty Professors–Junior Development Award in Geriatric Oncology.
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Hurria, A. We need a geriatric assessment for oncologists. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 3, 642–643 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0662
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