Open AccessPhysical Activity and Cancer: Lessons Learned from Nutritional Epidemiology
Author(s) -
Friedenreich Christine M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
nutrition reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.958
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1753-4887
pISSN - 0029-6643
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06962.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , physical activity , cancer , breast cancer , medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer prevention , nutritional epidemiology , epidemiology of cancer , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , physical therapy
Convincing epidemiologic evidence currently exists for an association between physical activity and the prevention of colon and breast cancer. Physical activity may also reduce the risk of cancer at several other sites. With increasing research on this topic, it is apparent that studies of physical activity and cancer have numerous methodological similarities with studies of nutrition and cancer. Lessons learned from nutritional epidemiology that can be applied to studies of physical activity and cancer prevention and recommendations for future research are discussed in this review.