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372 Chapter 6: Breast Cancer<br />

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS<br />

The authors would like to thank the clinical staff of the Northeastern Ontario<br />

Regional Cancer Centre for their contribution <strong>and</strong> dedication to the patient related<br />

work, Ms. Nadia Krane <strong>and</strong> Ms. Lorna Dixon for their excellent secretarial support,<br />

<strong>and</strong> the Northern Cancer Research Foundation, Sudbury, Ontario, <strong>and</strong> the Northern<br />

Ontario Heritage Fund, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada for their grant support.<br />

Part of this paper was presented at the 39th Annual ASH Meeting, San Diego,<br />

California, December 1997, <strong>and</strong> also at the 20th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer<br />

Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, December 1997.<br />

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