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Awareness of Obesity-Related Cancers: A Complex Issue

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  • Zahra Mojtahedi

    (Department of Health Care Administration and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
    Autophagy Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348, Iran)

  • Shirin Farjadian

    (Department of Immunology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz 71348, Iran)

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Cancer rates are on the rise across the world, making the illness a public health crisis, particularly in developed countries where cancer has become a leading cause of death [...]

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  • Zahra Mojtahedi & Shirin Farjadian, 2022. "Awareness of Obesity-Related Cancers: A Complex Issue," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-3, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6617-:d:826971
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