ONCOLOGY's response to my rebuttal of written review:

January 16, 2002

Larry M. Weisenthal, MD
Weisenthal Cancer Group
15140 Transistor Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Dear Larry:

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As you know, with all manuscripts submitted to journals, both invited and uninvited manuscripts, the final decision is up to the medical editors-in-chief. That is the situation with your article. It is out of my hands.

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Best regards,

James F. McCarthy
Senior Vice President, Editorial