Body mass index, physical activity, and colorectal cancer by anatomical subsites: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 492-505

  Robsahm, Trude E ^a   Aagnes, Bjarte ^a   Hjartåker, Anette ^b   Langseth, Hilde ^a   Bray, Freddie I ^c   Larsen, Inger K ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Section of Cancer Information   (Norway)

Author keywords

anatomical subsites; body mass index; colorectal cancer; meta analysis; physical activity; review

Indexed keywords

ASCENDING COLON; BODY MASS; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DESCENDING COLON; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RECTUM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIGMOID; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

BODY MASS INDEX; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885176399     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: 14735709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e328360f434     Document Type: Review

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