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ASO Author Reflections: Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients with CHEK2 Gene Mutations

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Nizic-Kos, T., Besic, N. ASO Author Reflections: Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Breast Cancer Patients with CHEK2 Gene Mutations. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 2571–2572 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-09196-w

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