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Post-diagnosis statin use and breast recurrence sites in early stage breast cancer survivors

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Sihhiye Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    Hakan Harputluoglu, Omer Dizdar & Kadri Altundag

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    Fatih Karaahmet

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Harputluoglu, H., Dizdar, O., Karaahmet, F. et al. Post-diagnosis statin use and breast recurrence sites in early stage breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat 110, 541 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-007-9735-0

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