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Correction: Canadians’ knowledge of cancer risk factors and belief in cancer myths
BMC Public Health volume 25, Article number: 942 (2025)
The Original Article was published on 30 January 2024
BMC Public Health (2024) 24:329.
In the original publication of this article the captions of Figs. 2 and 3 were swapped. The incorrect and correct information is listed in this correction article. The original article is updated.
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Figure 2 Percent breakdown of responses to “to what extent do you agree that the following can reduce cancer risk”? (n ~ 400 per factor) *Known protective factors.
Figure 3 Percent breakdown of responses to “to what extent do you agree that the following can increase cancer risk”? (n ~ 400 per factor) *Known risk factors.
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Figure 2 Percent breakdown of responses to “to what extent do you agree that the following can increase cancer risk”? (n ~ 400 per factor) *Known risk factors.
Figure 3 Percent breakdown of responses to “to what extent do you agree that the following can reduce cancer risk”? (n ~ 400 per factor) *Known protective factors.
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Rydz, E., Telfer, J., Quinn, E. et al. Correction: Canadians’ knowledge of cancer risk factors and belief in cancer myths. BMC Public Health 25, 942 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22185-6
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