title: Challenges in supportive cancer care: perspectives from the Asia Pacific and Middle East.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia. Dorothy.keefe@sa.gov.au.
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authors.lastname: Keefe
authors.affiliation: Division of Palliative Medicine, Oncology Department, KAMC-Riyadh, Riyadh, KSA, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Abdullah
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authors.affiliation: Section of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Antonio
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authors.affiliation: Supportive & Palliative Care Section, Medical Oncology Department, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Azza
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authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong, Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Dora
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authors.lastname: Kwong
authors.affiliation: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Peking University Cancer hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Pingping
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authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology, Hematology, and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
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authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jee Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Pantai Cancer Institute, Pantai Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Mastura Md
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authors.lastname: Yusof
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care, Department of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Tawam, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Muhammad Zafar
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Ravindran
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authors.lastname: Kanesvaran
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ruey-Kuen
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authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.affiliation: Oncology Institute, Clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Switzerland.
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