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ASO Author Reflections: Surgery Refusal in Breast Cancer Has a Disproportionate Impact on Black and Hispanic Women

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA

    Theresa Relation MD, PhD & Bridget A. Oppong MD

  2. MetroHealth Systems and Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Theresa Relation MD, PhD

  3. Department of Economics, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Oindrila Bhattacharyya MS

  4. The William Tierney Center for Health Services Research, Regenstrief Institute, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Oindrila Bhattacharyya MS

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Relation, T., Bhattacharyya, O. & Oppong, B.A. ASO Author Reflections: Surgery Refusal in Breast Cancer Has a Disproportionate Impact on Black and Hispanic Women. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 6644–6645 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-11906-5

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