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Discussion: immediate post-mastectomy breast reconstruction followed by radiotherapy: risk factors for complications

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Acknowledgments

This project was supported by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (to Dr Amy K. Alderman) and from the American Cancer Society (to Dr Reshma Jagsi).

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  1. Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The University of Michigan Health System, 2130 Taubman Center, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0340, USA

    Amy K. Alderman

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Reshma Jagsi

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An invited commentary to this article can be found at doi:10.1007/s10549-010-0791-5.

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Alderman, A.K., Jagsi, R. Discussion: immediate post-mastectomy breast reconstruction followed by radiotherapy: risk factors for complications. Breast Cancer Res Treat 121, 635–637 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-010-0878-z

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