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Phase 1 of this study was supported by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Project Grant (now integrated into the Canadian Cancer Society) (Grant No. 319371). Phase 2 of this study was supported by the Canadian Cancer Society (Grant No. 706256). Manraj Kaur was supported by Canadian Institute of Health Research Canada’s Best Graduate Scholarship Doctoral Award (2015-19). Toni Zhong is the inaugural chairholder of the Belinda Stronach Chair in Breast Cancer Reconstructive Surgery at the University Health Network. She is a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Investigator salary support award recipient and also receives research project grant funds from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF)/Canadian Cancer Society (CCS).
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The new BREAST-Q scales are owned by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mass General Brigham and McMaster University. Drs and Pusic and Klassen are co-developers and receive royalty for use in for-profit studies. The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest.
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Klassen, A.F., Kaur, M.N., Tsangaris, E. et al. ASO Visual Abstract: Development and Psychometric Validation of BREAST-Q Scales Measuring Cancer Worry, Fatigue, and Impact on Work. Ann Surg Oncol 28 (Suppl 3), 453–454 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10128-5
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