Protocol for a cross sectional study of cancer risk, environmental exposures and lifestyle behaviors in a diverse community sample: the Community of Mine study

• Main Authors: Marta M. Jankowska (Author), Dorothy D. Sears (Author), Loki Natarajan (Author), Elena Martinez (Author), Cheryl A. M. Anderson (Author), James F. Sallis (Author), Stephen A. Matthews (Author), Katie Crist (Author), Lindsay Dillon (Author), Eileen Johnson (Author), Angelica Barrera-Ng (Author), Kelsey Full (Author), Suneeta Godbole (Author), Jacqueline Kerr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are modifiable behaviors that lead to several cancers. Biologically, these behaviors are linked to cancer through obesity-related insulin resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress. Individual strategies to change physical activity and d...