Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 10-19 , February 2006

Cancer Screening in Older Adults in an Era of Genomics and Longevity

  • Karen Greco

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Karen Greco, PhD, RN, ANP, Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, SN-ADM, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Rd, Portland, OR 97239-2941

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 The author is a John A. Hartford Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity 2002–2004 Predoctoral Scholar. Her work is supported in part by the John A. Hartford Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity Scholarship Program.

PII: S0749-2081(05)00114-2

doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2005.10.003

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 10-19 , February 2006

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