,Berek & Hacker’s
Gynecologic Oncology
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Jonathan S. Berek, MD, MMS
Laurie Kraus Lacob Professor
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Neville F. Hacker, AM, MD
Professor of Gynaecological Oncology
Conjoint, University of New South Wales
Former Director, Gynaecological Cancer Centre
Royal Hospital for Women
Sydney, Australia
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