Modifiable risk factors for cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 299-303

  Stein, C J ^a,b,c,d   Colditz, G A ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD CENTER FOR CANCER PREVENTION   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Obesity; Physical activity; Prevention; Screening; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CAROTENOID; ESTROGEN; FOLIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; RETINOL; SELENIUM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BLADDER CARCINOMA; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DIETARY INTAKE; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FAT INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH FIBER DIET; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MOUTH CARCINOMA; OBESITY; ONCOVIRINAE; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN CARCINOMA; SKIN PROTECTION; SMOKING CESSATION; STOMACH CARCINOMA; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA; UTERUS CARCINOMA; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK FACTORS; SAFE SEX; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 1342344009     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6601509     Document Type: Short Survey

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