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Jose G. Bazan and Julia R. White have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Heterogeneity in Outcomes of Pathologic T1-2N1 Breast Cancer After Mastectomy: Looking Beyond Locoregional Failure Rates”, Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25:2288–2295.
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Bazan, J.G., White, J.R. ASO Author Reflections: Shifting the Focus of pT1–2pN1 Breast Cancer: Are We Evaluating the Right Endpoint in Tailoring Adjuvant Radiation Therapy Recommendations?. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 681–682 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6986-4
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