01018nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043452.0 LRC 15.04.02 I612 IARC handbooks of cancer prevention Volume 6 : weight control and physical activity International Agency for Research on Cancer P. LyonFR 2002 xii, 315 p. Located in the Learning Resource Centre 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. 10/9/02 EVELYN_D M I612 LRC 47926 47926