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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