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Temporal trends in ovarian cancer: incidence and mortality across Europe

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The synopsis was written by Alexandra King, Assistant Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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Brewster, W. Temporal trends in ovarian cancer: incidence and mortality across Europe. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 2, 286–287 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0198

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