Open AccessPhysical effort – an underused preventable method in colorectal cancer
Author(s) -
Mihăiță Pătrășescu,
Petruț Nuță,
Raluca Costache,
Săndica Bucurică,
Bogdan Macadon,
Daniel Vasile Balaban,
Andrada Popescu,
Roxana Călin,
Ioana Raduta,
Daniel Pantile
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
romanian journal of military medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2501-2312
pISSN - 1222-5126
DOI - 10.55453/rjmm.2018.121.2.6
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , cancer , physical activity , insulin resistance , oncology , environmental health , physical therapy , obesity
Colorectal cancer prevalence is increasing worldwide. Modifiable risk factors are responsible for almost 50 % of cases and this could imply a huge potential of preventability. Among these factors the level of physical activity is of paramount importance. Physical activity has a positive impact on health status in general and it decreases the prevalence of various cancers including colorectal cancer. Physical activity decreases the prevalence of benign colorectal adenomas and it prolongs the disease free interval after surgery in colorectal cancer, thus increasing survival. The mechanisms involved are multiple: decreasing bowel transit time, regulating energy balance, decreasing peripheral insulin resistance, decreasing hyperinsulinism, antiinflamatory effects, increasing vitamin D production.