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. 2021 Dec 1;274(6):e785-e786.
doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004542.

Comment on "Are We Harming Cancer Patients by Delaying Their Cancer Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic?"

Antonios Athanasiou, Eleftherios Spartalis  1 , Michael Spartalis  1
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Comment on "Are We Harming Cancer Patients by Delaying Their Cancer Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic?"

Antonios Athanasiou et al. Ann Surg. .
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