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Comment
. 2006 Jan;55(1):8-10.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2005.074419.

Survival in colorectal cancer: impact of body mass and exercise

N R Hall  1
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Comment

Survival in colorectal cancer: impact of body mass and exercise

N R Hall. Gut. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Is there a relationship between exercise and body composition prior to a diagnosis of colorectal cancer and survival afterwards?

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