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ASO Author Reflections: Use of Axillary Staging Surgery Before Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer Highlights a Need for Implementation Science in Surgery

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Kathleen Iles MD & Stephanie Downs-Canner MD

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Iles, K., Downs-Canner, S. ASO Author Reflections: Use of Axillary Staging Surgery Before Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer Highlights a Need for Implementation Science in Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 29 (Suppl 3), 575–576 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10747-y

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