A novel approach to increasing community capacity for weight management a volunteer-delivered programme (ActWELL) initiated within breast screening clinics: a randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Annie S. Anderson (Author), Huey Yi Chong (Author), Angela M. Craigie (Author), Peter T. Donnan (Author), Stephanie Gallant (Author), Amy Hickman (Author), Chloe McAdam (Author), Jennifer McKell (Author), Paul McNamee (Author), E. Jane Macaskill (Author), Nanette Mutrie (Author), Ronan E. O'Carroll (Author), Petra Rauchhaus (Author), Naveed Sattar (Author), Martine Stead (Author), Shaun Treweek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background It is estimated that around 30% of breast cancers in post-menopausal women are related to lifestyle. The breast cancer-pooling project demonstrated that sustained weight loss of 2 to 4.5 kg is associated with an 18% lower risk of breast cancer, highlighting the importance of smal...