Physical activity and cancer prevention: A review of current evidence and biological mechanisms

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 174-180

  Anzuini, Francesco ^a   Battistella, A ^a   Izzotti, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer prevention; Mice; Physical activity; Rats

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDLINE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SMOKING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEOPLASMS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84855538307     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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