Is a cancer diagnosis a trigger for health behaviour change? Findings from a prospective, population-based study.

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Published in Br J Cancer on May 21, 2013

Authors

K Williams1, A Steptoe, J Wardle

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1: Health Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.

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