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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2015; 36(04): 207-209
DOI: 10.4103/0971-5851.171539
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Breast cancer screening existence in India: A nonexisting reality

Sandeep Singh
Scholar GR Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Jyoti Priyadarshini Shrivastava
Department of Pathology, GR Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Ankit Dwivedi
GPgy1 Internal Medicine Resident, St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA.
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