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INTRODUCTION Despite the importance of quality of life (QOL) in outcomes of cancer pa-tients, there have been a few Iranian studies investigating the Iranian patients' quality of life. The present study aimed to assess the cancer patients' QOL and its related factors. METHODS This cross-sectional study conducted in Shahid Ghazi Tabatabaei Hospital affiliated to Tabriz University of Medical Sc...

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