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Bethany Andrews Rhoten on Body Image Issues Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

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Bethany Andrews Rhoten

Bethany Andrews Rhoten, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, discusses body images among patients and survivors of head and neck cancer.

Bethany Andrews Rhoten, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, discusses body image issues among patients and survivors of head and neck cancer.

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