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| 245 | _aIARC handbooks of cancer prevention Volume 6 : weight control and physical activity | ||
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_bInternational Agency for Research on Cancer P. _aLyonFR _c2002 |
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| 300 | _axii, 315 p. | ||
| 500 | _aLocated in the Learning Resource Centre | ||
| 520 | _aReviews 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. | ||
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