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Potential Overestimation of Aspirin's Beneficial Effect on Breast Cancer by Study Design Re: “Low-Dose Aspirin Reduces Breast Cancer Risk in Women with Diabetes: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study in Taiwan.” by Yang et al. (J Womens Health 2017;26:1278–1284. DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2016.6040)
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