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The authors thank Laura Leonardi Neves, Renato Testa, Antônio Paulo Nassar, Jr., João Henrique Ferdinando Peres, Rafael Ávila Justino da Silva, Fernanda de Paula Sales, Dante Raglione, Bruno Del Bianco Madureira, Luiz Dalfior, Jr., Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson, and Ulysses Ribeiro, Jr., for their work in the CORONAL study. They also thank the workers of the Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, the A. C. Camargo Cancer Center, Hospital de Amor de Barretos and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
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Vianna, F.S.L., da Silva Junior, J.M. ASO Author Reflections: Hidden Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Outcomes of Cancer Surgery. Ann Surg Oncol 31, 3661–3662 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-024-15247-3
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