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. 2017 Nov 28;318(20):1975-1976.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.15519.

Excessive Weight Gain, Obesity, and Cancer: Opportunities for Clinical Intervention

Greta M Massetti  1 , William H Dietz  2 , Lisa C Richardson  1
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Excessive Weight Gain, Obesity, and Cancer: Opportunities for Clinical Intervention

Greta M Massetti et al. JAMA. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest. Dr Dietz reports receipt of scientific advisory board fees from Weight Watchers and consulting fees from RTI. No other disclosures were reported.

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