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Editorial
. 2023 Jul;30(7):3882-3884.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13299-5. Epub 2023 Feb 23.

De-Escalation of Axillary Surgery for Older Patients with Breast Cancer: Supporting Data Continue to Accumulate

Sydney M Record  1 , Jennifer K Plichta  2   3   4
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Editorial

De-Escalation of Axillary Surgery for Older Patients with Breast Cancer: Supporting Data Continue to Accumulate

Sydney M Record et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul.
No abstract available

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