Physical Activity and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: A Review

Introduction: Western lifestyle characterized by increased consumption of red meat, fat, processed food, smoking, alcohol drinking, lower consumption of vegetables and physical inactivity has been associated with a higher gastrointestinal cancer risk. Digestive system cancers are diagnosed at late s...

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Autores principales: Tajabadi Z., Akbari M. E., Hafez A. A.
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:96dc149e0e6a4ed68c9b851f3268e5902021-12-02T17:31:31ZPhysical Activity and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: A Review0324-175010.2478/amb-2019-0010https://doaj.org/article/96dc149e0e6a4ed68c9b851f3268e5902019-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2019-0010https://doaj.org/toc/0324-1750Introduction: Western lifestyle characterized by increased consumption of red meat, fat, processed food, smoking, alcohol drinking, lower consumption of vegetables and physical inactivity has been associated with a higher gastrointestinal cancer risk. Digestive system cancers are diagnosed at late stages when they show poor response to treatment and are associated with a high mortality rate. Colorectal, gastric, esophageal and pancreatic cancers are among the most common cancers worldwide. Studies show that more than 50% of gastrointestinal cancers develop as a result of inappropriate lifestyle. An inverse association between physical activity and many chronic diseases has been proved so far. However, the association between physical activity and some gastrointestinal cancers is still controversial. This study was aimed to determine the association between physical activity and gastrointestinal cancers risk.Tajabadi Z.Akbari M. E.Hafez A. A.Sciendoarticlegastrointestinal cancerphysical activitygastroesophageal cancerpancreatic cancercolorectal cancerMedicineRENActa Medica Bulgarica, Vol 46, Iss 1, Pp 57-67 (2019)
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collection DOAJ
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topic gastrointestinal cancer
physical activity
gastroesophageal cancer
pancreatic cancer
colorectal cancer
Medicine
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spellingShingle gastrointestinal cancer
physical activity
gastroesophageal cancer
pancreatic cancer
colorectal cancer
Medicine
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Tajabadi Z.
Akbari M. E.
Hafez A. A.
Physical Activity and Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk: A Review
description Introduction: Western lifestyle characterized by increased consumption of red meat, fat, processed food, smoking, alcohol drinking, lower consumption of vegetables and physical inactivity has been associated with a higher gastrointestinal cancer risk. Digestive system cancers are diagnosed at late stages when they show poor response to treatment and are associated with a high mortality rate. Colorectal, gastric, esophageal and pancreatic cancers are among the most common cancers worldwide. Studies show that more than 50% of gastrointestinal cancers develop as a result of inappropriate lifestyle. An inverse association between physical activity and many chronic diseases has been proved so far. However, the association between physical activity and some gastrointestinal cancers is still controversial. This study was aimed to determine the association between physical activity and gastrointestinal cancers risk.
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