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BI-RADS update for breast cancer caregivers

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This review will discuss changes relevant to breast cancer caregivers in the fifth edition of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, MS-360, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Emily L. Sedgwick, Lilian Ebuoma, Anthony Hamame, Kanchan Phalak, Lorell Ruiz-Flores, Tamara Ortiz-Perez & Karla A. Sepulveda

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Sedgwick, E.L., Ebuoma, L., Hamame, A. et al. BI-RADS update for breast cancer caregivers. Breast Cancer Res Treat 150, 243–254 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-015-3332-4

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