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. 2018 Aug 23:26:109-110.
doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2018.08.006. eCollection 2018 Nov.

High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer

Sarah J Kitson  1 , Jennifer Lindsay  1 , Vanitha N Sivalingam  1 , Martin K Rutter  2   3 , Emma J Crosbie  1   4
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High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women newly diagnosed with endometrial cancer

Sarah J Kitson et al. Gynecol Oncol Rep. .
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Proportion of endometrial cancer patients with 1–5 indicative features of the metabolic syndrome, according to the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III criteria (NCEP ATP-III).
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