Précis for living in limbo and speaking legibly: Reporting qualitative description of oral tongue cancer experience
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240 Sarah H. Kagan is a gerontological nurse. She holds the Lucy Walker Honorary Term Chair as Professor of Gerontological Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and practices in the Living Well Geriatric Oncology Program at Pennsylvania Hospital. Follow Sarah on Twitter @SarahHKagan and look for her myths of aging column at http://www.mysuncoast.com/ health/kagan/. Précis for living in limbo and speaking legibly: Reporting qualitative description of oral tongue cancer experience
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