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Breast Cancer Prevention: An Update of the STAR Trial

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    Therese B. Bevers MD

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Bevers, T.B. Breast Cancer Prevention: An Update of the STAR Trial. Curr. Treat. Options in Oncol. 11, 66–69 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-010-0124-2

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