An Oncology Referral Network: The Step Portugal Has Yet to Take

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  • Lúcio Lara Santos Departamento de Cirurgia do IPO-Porto, Porto, Portugal; Escola de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas da UFP, Porto, Portugal; Membro do Conselho Científico do IARC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0521-5655

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34635/rpc.1206

Keywords:

Cancer Care Facilities, Neoplasms/epidemiology, Neoplasms/therapy, Quality of Health Care, Referral and Consultation

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2026-07-25

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