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. 2015 Jul 8:13:71-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2015.07.002. eCollection 2015 Aug.

Almost half of women with endometrial cancer or hyperplasia do not know that obesity affects their cancer risk

Anna L Beavis  1 , Simrin Cheema  2 , Christine H Holschneider  1 , Erin L Duffy  3 , Malaika W Amneus  1
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Almost half of women with endometrial cancer or hyperplasia do not know that obesity affects their cancer risk

Anna L Beavis et al. Gynecol Oncol Rep. .
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Keywords: Endometrial cancer; Endometrial hyperplasia; Knowledge model; Obesity; health literacy.

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Percentage of women correctly identifying obesity as a risk factor for cardiovascular and reproductive health outcomes among the control group and the EH/EC Group. The EH/EC group had significantly better knowledge of obesity's negative effects on endometrial cancer, infertility, and breast cancer compared to controls. * = p < 0.05; EH = endometrial hyperplasia; EC = endometrial cancer.
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