physical activity and colorectal cancer

Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer

1. Dept. of Public Health, School of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran 2. Dept. of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran 3. Dept. of Public Health, School of Public Health, Abadan School of Medical Sciences, Abadan, Iran 4. Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan...

Physical activity and colorectal cancer: the Fukuoka Colorectal Cancer Study.

The number of cases of colorectal cancer in Japan has increased over the past few decades, and incidence rates are now among the highest in the world. The present investigation within the Fukuoka Colorectal Cancer Study, including 778 cases and 767 controls aged 20-74 years, examined the association between physical activity and colorectal cancer risk by subsite. Employment-associated and leisu...

Physical activity and male colorectal cancer survival.

BACKGROUND Although physically active individuals have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer, few studies have examined whether exercise benefits colorectal cancer survivors. METHODS Derived from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, we studied colorectal cancer-specific and overall mortality in a cohort of 668 men with a history of stage I to stage III colorectal cancer according ...

Physical activity and survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis.

PURPOSE Physically active individuals have a lower risk of developing colorectal cancer but the influence of exercise on cancer survival is unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS By a prospective, observational study of 573 women with stage I to III colorectal cancer, we studied colorectal cancer-specific and overall mortality according to predefined physical activity categories before and after diagn...

Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Colorectal Cancer

Message Framing and Physical Activity Promotion in Colorectal Cancer Survivors.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To test effects of gain-framed versus loss-framed mailed brochures on increasing physical activity (PA) among colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors.
. DESIGN Randomized trial with repeated measures at baseline, 1 month, and 12 months postintervention.
. SETTING Mail recruitment from tumor registries.
. SAMPLE 148 inactive CRC survivors who had completed primary therapy. 
. ...