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ASO Author Reflections: Overtreatment of Older Females with Favorable-Prognosis Breast Cancer

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  1. Spectrum Health/Michigan State University General Surgery Residency, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

    Jessica Thompson MD & Gerald P. Wright MD

  2. Spectrum Health Medical Group Comprehensive Breast Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

    Gerald P. Wright MD

  3. Division of Surgical Oncology, Spectrum Health Medical Group, 10, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

    Gerald P. Wright MD

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Thompson, J., Wright, G.P. ASO Author Reflections: Overtreatment of Older Females with Favorable-Prognosis Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 29 (Suppl 3), 556–557 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10613-x

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