How to reduce your cancer risk: mechanisms and myths.

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Published in Int J Gen Med on April 08, 2011

Authors

Zeina Nahleh1, Narinder Singh Bhatti, Meenakshi Mal

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, TTUHSC-Paul L Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, TX, USA;

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