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Prostate cancer survivorship: lifestyle changes, much needed!

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  1. University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

    Sanchia S. Goonewardene, V. Nanton & A. Young

  2. Department of Urology, Guys Hospital, Kings College London, London, SE1 5NB, UK

    Sanchia S. Goonewardene

  3. Bristol Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK

    Raj Persad

  4. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals, Worcester, UK

    A. Makar

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Goonewardene, S.S., Persad, R., Nanton, V. et al. Prostate cancer survivorship: lifestyle changes, much needed!. World J Urol 33, 891–892 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-014-1346-x

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