Nutrition: Concepts and Controversies
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ISBN: 9781305886865
Author: Sizer, Frances , WHITNEY, Ellie
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Cancer is the abnormal and uncontrolled division of cells in the body. Although the accurate causes of the cancer are not known, there are risk factors such as lifestyle and environmental factors that contribute to the majority of the cancers.
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