Awareness of the role of physical activity in colon cancer prevention

Elliot J Coups1, Jennifer Hay, Jennifer S Ford

  • 1Division of Population Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA. Elliot.Coups@fccc.edu

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