Open AccessResistance training and total and site-specific cancer risk: a prospective cohort study of 33,787 US men
Author(s) -
Leandro F. M. Rezende,
Dong Hoon Lee,
NaNa Keum,
Kana Wu,
José ElufNeto,
Fred K. Tabung,
Edward Giovannucci
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
british journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.833
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1532-1827
pISSN - 0007-0920
DOI - 10.1038/s41416-020-0921-8
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , cancer , bladder cancer , cohort study , kidney cancer , proportional hazards model , cohort , confounding , confidence interval , physical therapy
Muscle-strengthening activities have been recommended for health benefits. However, it is unclear whether resistance training is associated with cancer risk, independent of total physical activity.