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Editorial
. 2019 Jul;19(7):541-542.
doi: 10.1080/14737140.2019.1626722. Epub 2019 Jun 5.

An aspirin a day keeps ovarian cancer at bay?

Albina N Minlikeeva  1 , Kirsten B Moysich  1
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Editorial

An aspirin a day keeps ovarian cancer at bay?

Albina N Minlikeeva et al. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2019 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aspirin; ovarian cancer risk.

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