Journal article
Exercise and colon cancer: primary and secondary prevention
Current sports medicine reports, v 6(2)
Apr 2007
PMID: 17376341
Abstract
Many studies have demonstrated the effects of exercise on both primary and secondary prevention of colon cancer. Exercise appears to have a dose-response reduction in the rate of colon cancer. The mechanism by which exercise provides this benefit is not known, but increase in insulin-like growth factor-binding protein and reduction of prostaglandins appear to be the likely cause. Once a person develops colon cancer the benefits of exercise appear to continue both by increasing quality of life and reducing cancer-specific and overall mortality.
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- Title
- Exercise and colon cancer: primary and secondary prevention
- Creators
- Thomas H Trojian - University of Connecticut Health Center/Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, Hartford, CT 06105, USA. ttrojian@stfranciscare.orgKetan ModyPhilippe Chain
- Publication Details
- Current sports medicine reports, v 6(2)
- Publisher
- Lippincott; United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-34247278350
- Other Identifier
- 991014877687304721