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Are men with testicular cancer at risk of developing a contralateral tumor?

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boxed-textFosså SD et al. (2005) Risk of contralateral testicular cancer: a population-based study of 29515 men. J Natl Cancer Inst 97: 1056–1066

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    Gedske Daugaard, Niels Jørgensen & Niels Erik Skakkebæk

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    Gedske Daugaard, Niels Jørgensen & Niels Erik Skakkebæk

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Daugaard, G., Jørgensen, N. & Skakkebæk, N. Are men with testicular cancer at risk of developing a contralateral tumor?. Nat Rev Urol 3, 134–135 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0430

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