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Can we change the past for colorectal cancer patients and how do we move forward?
Author(s) -
Jeon Justin Y.,
Meyerhardt Jeffrey A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.28567
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , alcohol consumption , disease , physical activity , cancer , gerontology , environmental health , physical therapy , biochemistry , chemistry , alcohol
Many lifestyle factors, such as diet, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and adiposity, are modifiable, and there is great interest whether changing these factors could have potential preventive benefits in those without colorectal cancer and adjuvant benefits for those with the disease. A recent study demonstrates that individual exposures and healthier composite lifestyle are associated with improved overall and/or cardiovascular mortality, which highlights to clinicians that colorectal cancer survivors are at risk for other comorbidities that are associated with increased mortality.