Can living a less sedentary life decrease breast cancer risk in women?

Women's Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 5-7

  Friedenreich, Christine ^a   Lynch, Brigid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast cancer; physical activity; primary prevention; sedentary behavior

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 83755180482     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.11.75     Document Type: Review

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