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Table I. Compiled guidelines: American Cancer Society 2006 Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention, the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research Recommendations for the Prevention of Cancer, 2007, and the American College of Sports Medicine Roundtable on Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors (2010).
Table II. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) of lifestyle interventions for cancer survivors.
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