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IARC handbooks of cancer prevention Volume 6 : weight control and physical activity (Record no. 47926)

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fixed length control field 01018nam a2200145Ia 4500
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20260716043452.0
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number LRC 15.04.02 I612
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title IARC handbooks of cancer prevention Volume 6 : weight control and physical activity
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. International Agency for Research on Cancer P.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. LyonFR
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2002
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xii, 315 p.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Located in the Learning Resource Centre
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Reviews various studies that examine the correlation between weight control combined with physical activity, and the incidence of various human cancers. Reports positive correlation between avoidance of weight gain and cancer-preventive effect in breast cancer in post-menopausal women; cancers of the colon, endometrium, kidney and oesophagus. Reports similar relationship between engaging in physical activity and cancers in the colon and breast. Identifies other benefits of engaging in weight control and physical activity; as well as adverse effects.
583 ## - ACTION NOTE
Time/date of action 10/9/02
Action agent EVELYN_D
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Monograph
Call number suffix I612
Call number prefix LRC

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