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This study was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, and Technology, a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research from the Japanese Ministry of Labor, Health, and Welfare, and the National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund (27-A-3).
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Akechi, T., Momino, K. & Iwata, H. Brief screening of patients with distressing fear of recurrence in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat 153, 475–476 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-015-3537-6
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