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Return to work after treatment for breast cancer

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Cavanna, L., Ambroggi, M., Stroppa, E. et al. Return to work after treatment for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 128, 287–288 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-011-1388-3

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