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Breast screening and the parallel progression model of cancer

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  1. University of Strathclyde Institute of Global Public Health at iPRI, International Prevention Research Institute (iPRI www.i-pri.org), Espace Européen d’Ecully, Bâtiment G, Allée Claude Debussy, 69130, Lyon, Ecully ouest, France

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Autier, P. Breast screening and the parallel progression model of cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 170, 439–440 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-4744-8

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