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Is there an association between levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and breast cancer risk?

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  1. Gynaecological Oncology Department, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece

    Christos Iavazzo

  2. Athens Colorectal Laboratory, Athens, Greece

    Ioannis D. Gkegkes

  3. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, 17C James House, Residential Village, Bovemoors Lane, Exeter, EX2 5DS, UK

    Ioannis D. Gkegkes

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Iavazzo, C., Gkegkes, I.D. Is there an association between levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system and breast cancer risk?. Arch Gynecol Obstet 308, 1649–1650 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06798-5

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