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ASO Author Reflections: Association of Community Economic Distress and Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Rates among U.S. Counties

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, ‘Association of Community Economic Distress and Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening, Incidence and Mortality Rates among US Counties’, Ann. Surg. Oncol. (2021).

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Herbert, C., Paro, A., Diaz, A. et al. ASO Author Reflections: Association of Community Economic Distress and Breast and Colorectal Cancer Screening, Incidence, and Mortality Rates among U.S. Counties. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 849–850 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10864-8

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