Cancer prevention and management through exercise and weight control

• Other Authors: McTiernan, Anne (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton, FL Taylor & Francis 2006
• Series: Nutrition and disease prevention 5
• Subjects: Neoplasms > prevention & control; Energy Intake; Energy Metabolism; Exercise; Obesity > complications
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• Physical Description: 584 pages illustration 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 1574449079; 9781574449075

"..it is increasingly clear that cancer is also a disease of inertia. In this book, a broadly multidisciplinary group presents the evidence and provides the recommendations. ... The antidote to diseases of inertia is movement - let's move!" John Potter, M.D.,Ph.D., from the Foreword The American Cancer Society estimates that a third of all cancer deaths could be prevented through avoidance of obesity and the rejection of sedentary lifestyles. The World Health Organization also supports this claim. Additionally, these and other organizations now recognize the role that activity can play in improving the quality of life for cancer patients