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. 2022 Jun;18(6):e846-e848.
doi: 10.1200/OP.22.00069. Epub 2022 Mar 8.

Prophylactic Salpingo-Opphorectomy in Patients With Hereditary Predisposition Genes for Ovarian Cancer

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Prophylactic Salpingo-Opphorectomy in Patients With Hereditary Predisposition Genes for Ovarian Cancer

Alison A Garrett et al. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 Jun.
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Haider MahdiResearch Funding: Puma BiotechnologyNo other potential conflicts of interest were reported.

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