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Editorial
. 2025 Mar 7;4(1):e000724.
doi: 10.1136/bmjonc-2024-000724. eCollection 2025.

Surveillance imaging: minimal evidence and forgotten harms

Haydee Verduzco-Aguirre  1   2   3 , Christopher M Booth  1   2 , Brooke E Wilson  1   2
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Editorial

Surveillance imaging: minimal evidence and forgotten harms

Haydee Verduzco-Aguirre et al. BMJ Oncol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Medical oncology.

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Conflict of interest statement

HV-A reports travel support from AstraZeneca and Asofarma, and consulting fees from Asofarma outside of the submitted work. BW reports consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Novartis and Gilead, outside of the submitted work, and unrelated grants from BMS.

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