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ASO Author Reflections: The Role of Post-mastectomy Radiation Therapy in the Setting of Nodal Micrometastases

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA

    Naamit K. Gerber MD & S. Peter Wu MD

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Post-mastectomy Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients with Nodal Micrometastases”, Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25:2620–2631.

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Gerber, N.K., Wu, S.P. ASO Author Reflections: The Role of Post-mastectomy Radiation Therapy in the Setting of Nodal Micrometastases. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 659–660 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6922-7

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