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Armed Conflicts Destroy Civilian Health Systems: Cancer Screening in Ukraine the Newest Casualty of World Conflict

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  1. Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, G112 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, USA

    Sherry M. Wren

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Hannah Wild

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Wren, S.M., Wild, H. Armed Conflicts Destroy Civilian Health Systems: Cancer Screening in Ukraine the Newest Casualty of World Conflict. World J Surg 46, 2487–2488 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-022-06700-z

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