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. 2025 Jun;32(6):3950-3951.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-025-17262-4. Epub 2025 Mar 29.

ASO Author Reflections: Bridging the Gap: Patient-Centered Multi-level Solutions to Address Disparities in Foregut Cancer Care

Ioannis Liapis  1 , Martin J Heslin  1 , Annabelle L Fonseca  2
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ASO Author Reflections: Bridging the Gap: Patient-Centered Multi-level Solutions to Address Disparities in Foregut Cancer Care

Ioannis Liapis et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures: This study was funded by the NIH K23 MD018383 grant. Annabelle L. Fonseca has received funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Department of Defense. Martin J. Heslin has received payments for electronic consultation for Teladoc, Inc.

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