Physical activity and its relation to cancer risk: Updating the evidence

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3993-4003

  Kruk, Joanna ^a   Czerniak, Urszula ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Epidemiology; Physical activity; Prevention; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; RISK FACTOR;

EXERCISE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84885452106     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.7.3993     Document Type: Article

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