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ASO Author Reflections: A Call to Modify Factors Predictive of Noncompliance with Quality Measures in Breast Cancer Treatment

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  1. Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA

    Vasilena Zheleva MD & Lily L. Lai MD

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Time to Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Affects Survival: Implications for the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Quality Metrics”. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08326-8.

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Zheleva, V., Lai, L.L. ASO Author Reflections: A Call to Modify Factors Predictive of Noncompliance with Quality Measures in Breast Cancer Treatment. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 2626–2627 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08405-w

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