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Is Obesity A Barrier to Cancer Screening for Women?
Link ID 6377
Title Is Obesity A Barrier to Cancer Screening for Women?
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/575386?src=rss
Description In his latest videoblog, Dr. Maurie Markman describes recently published results of a meta-analysis suggesting that larger body size may prevent women from seeking important cancer screening tests.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology
Category Articles > Hematology-Oncology
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Date Jun 6, 2008
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