Physical activity, obesity and sedentary behaviour and the risks of colon and rectal cancers in the 45 and up study

• Main Authors: Carlos Nunez (Author), Visalini Nair-Shalliker (Author), Sam Egger (Author), Freddy Sitas (Author), Adrian Bauman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Obesity and physical activity (PA) are predictors of colon (CC) and rectal (RC) cancers. Prolonged sitting is also emerging as a potential predictor for these cancers. Little knowledge exists about the interactive effects of obesity, PA and prolonged sitting on cancer risk. This...