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. 2025 Jun 1;117(6):1096-1100.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djaf001.

Treatment deescalation for older women with favorable breast cancers: patient values and shared decision making

Deborah R Smith  1 , Silvia C Formenti  1   2   3
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Treatment deescalation for older women with favorable breast cancers: patient values and shared decision making

Deborah R Smith et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Deborah R. Smith has no disclosures. Silvia C. Formenti reports grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) U54 CA274291, Department of Defense (DoD) BC180595/W81XWH-19-1-0142 and BC201085P3 W81XHW21-2-0034, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) -24-053, Merck, Arcus, and Celldex. Also, she reports, Bristol Myers Squibb and Varian, consultant fees from AstraZeneca, Regeneron, Merck, Genentech Roche, EMD Serono, Viewray, Varian, Boehringer Ingelheim, Nanobiotix, Telix, and EMBiosys.

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