Abstract
Substantial evidence supports the link between increasing adiposity and a higher risk of many cancers
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ObesityCancerMedicineInternal medicine
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- 2007
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- 335
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- 7630
- Pages
- 1107-1108
- Citations
- 106
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Eugenia E. Calle
(2007).
Obesity and cancer.
BMJ
, 335
(7630)
, 1107-1108.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39384.472072.80
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- DOI
- 10.1136/bmj.39384.472072.80