Obesity, physical activity and cancer risks: Results from the Cancer, Lifestyle and Evaluation of Risk Study (CLEAR)

Highlights • Obesity and Physical activity are both independent predictors of cancer risk. • Cancer prevention may be achieved if both healthy BMI and physical activity are encouraged. • There was no evidence of cancer risk modification between PA-BMI interactions in the CLEAR study.

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Published in:Cancer epidemiology 2017-04, Vol.47, p.56-63
Main Authors: Nunez, Carlos, Bauman, Adrian, Egger, Sam, Sitas, Freddy, Nair-Shalliker, Visalini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Body Mass Index
Breast cancer
Cancer
Case-Control Studies
Case-control study
Epidemiology
Exercise
Family medical history
Female
Health care
Health risk assessment
Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Humans
Internal Medicine
Life Style
Male
Medical diagnosis
Melanoma
Metabolism
Middle Aged
Neoplasms - etiology
Neoplasms - pathology
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Odds Ratio
Ovarian cancer
Physical activity
Prognosis
Prostate cancer
Risk Factors
Risk Reduction Behavior
Skin cancer
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Highlights • Obesity and Physical activity are both independent predictors of cancer risk. • Cancer prevention may be achieved if both healthy BMI and physical activity are encouraged. • There was no evidence of cancer risk modification between PA-BMI interactions in the CLEAR study.
ISSN:1877-7821
1877-783X
DOI:10.1016/j.canep.2017.01.002