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ASO Author Reflections: How can we Measure an Abscopal Effect Seen with Cryoablation?

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The research reported in the source article was funded through an endowment for Breast Center of Excellence funded by ASCO Equipment.

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  1. Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 3601 4th Street, Lubbock, TX, 79430-8312, USA

    Sonia Y. Khan BS, Michael W. Melkus PhD & Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman MD

  2. Breast Center of Excellence, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Rakhshanda Layeequr Rahman MD

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Khan, S.Y., Melkus, M.W. & Layeequr Rahman, R. ASO Author Reflections: How can we Measure an Abscopal Effect Seen with Cryoablation?. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 2926–2927 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-11220-6

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