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ASO Author Reflection: Getting Closer to Solving the Mystery Behind Mastalgia: Evening Primrose Oil and Factors Affecting Its Therapeutic Efficacy

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  1. Vital Fulya Plaza, Hakki Yeten St. No: 23, Sisli, Istanbul, Turkey

    Fatih Levent Balci MD

  2. Acibadem University Institute of Senology, Istanbul, Turkey

    Cihan Uras MD

  3. Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Sheldon Feldman MD

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Balci, F.L., Uras, C. & Feldman, S. ASO Author Reflection: Getting Closer to Solving the Mystery Behind Mastalgia: Evening Primrose Oil and Factors Affecting Its Therapeutic Efficacy. Ann Surg Oncol 27 (Suppl 3), 717–718 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09032-1

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