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EXHIBIT 23

ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Response Oncology, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No.
33-45616) on Form S-8, the Registration Statement (NO. 33-21333) on Form S-8 and
the Registration Statement (No. 333-14371) on Form S-8 of Response Oncology,
Inc. of our report dated March 10, 2000, except as to the fourth Paragraph of
Note E, which is as of March 30, 2000, relating to the consolidated balance
sheets of Response Oncology, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1999 and
1998, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 1999, and the related schedule, which report appears in the
December 31, 1999, annual report on Form 10-K of Response Oncology, Inc.


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Memphis, Tennessee
March 30, 2000