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ASO Author Reflections: Demonstrating the Benefits of Oncology Navigation

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  1. Department of Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston Salem, NC, USA

    Laura M. Enomoto MSc, MD & Perry Shen MD, FACS

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This ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Oncology Navigation Decreases Time to Treatment in Patients with Pancreatic Malignancy,” Ann Surg Oncol. 2019; 26:1512–1518.

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Enomoto, L.M., Shen, P. ASO Author Reflections: Demonstrating the Benefits of Oncology Navigation. Ann Surg Oncol 26 (Suppl 3), 840–841 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-08003-5

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