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Editorial
. 2007 Dec 1;335(7630):1107-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39384.472072.80. Epub 2007 Nov 6.

Obesity and cancer

Eugenia E Calle
Editorial

Obesity and cancer

Eugenia E Calle. BMJ. .

Abstract

Substantial evidence supports the link between increasing adiposity and a higher risk of many cancers

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Competing interests: None declared.

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