Economic burden of colorectal and breast cancers attributable to lack of physical activity in Brazil

• Main Authors: Leandro F. M. Rezende (Author), Gerson Ferrari (Author), Luciana Ribeiro Bahia (Author), Roger Dos Santos Rosa (Author), Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa (Author), Romulo Cristovão de Souza (Author), Dong Hoon Lee (Author), Edward Giovannucci (Author), José Eluf-Neto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The increasing number of cancer patients has an escalating economic impact to public health systems (approximately, International dollars- Int$ 60 billion annually in Brazil). Physical activity is widely recognized as one important modifiable risk factor for cancer. Herein, we es...