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The authors acknowledge the support of Pfizer Spain, which has facilitated the necessary meetings to evaluate and discuss all the data presented in this review, and Dr. Ximena Alvira from HealthCo SL (Madrid, Spain) for assistance in the preparation of this manuscript.

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Merck, B. Contralateral risk-reducing mastectomy in young women. Breast Cancer Res Treat 123 (Suppl 1), 29–32 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-1037-2

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