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This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (K99CA215314 and R00CA215314) and the American Cancer Society (MRSG-17-220-01 – NEC).
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Song, M. “Bad luck” hypothesis and cancer prevention: translating the debate to more actions. Eur J Epidemiol 34, 447–449 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-019-00489-3
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