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Page 20: Redirecting, Reimagining, and Realigning: Challenges and Solutions to Providing care from Rural Kentucky
By Waleed F. Mourad MD, Marcus E. Randall MD, FASTRO, and Aradhana Kaushal, MD

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Page 25: Barriers to Radiation Care in Immigrant Populations
By Patricia Santos, MD, MS, and Fumiko Chino, MD

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5. Lee RJ, Madan RA, Kim J, Posadas EM, Yu EY. Disparities in Cancer Care and the Asian American Population. The Oncologist 2021;26:453–60.

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