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Colleen M. O'Leary on How Patients Can Manage Oral Mucositis

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Colleen M. O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS

Colleen M. O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS, from The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses how patients can manage oral mucositis.

Colleen M. O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS, clinical nurse specialist, head & neck cancers, coordinator, nursing evidence-based practice, The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses how patients can manage oral mucositis.

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