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Correction: Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska, H. The Role of Quantitative Ultrasound in Monitoring Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Narrative Review. Cancers 2025, 17, 3676

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Hanna Piotrzkowska-Wróblewska
Ultrasound Department, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
Cancers 2026, 18(14), 2338; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers18142338
Submission received: 12 June 2026 / Accepted: 2 July 2026 / Published: 20 July 2026
(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
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The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

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