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The scope of speech-language pathology practice in oncology: Beyond head and neck cancer

A amplitude da atuação fonoaudiológica na oncologia: para além do câncer de cabeça e pescoço

Michelle Guimarães; Gabriel Trevizani; Lucas Ferreira; Mel Mutiz de Lacerda; Jonathan Grassi; Felipe Moreti

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Submitted date:
01/27/2026

Accepted date:
02/25/2026

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