Obesity and lifestyle
Key finding
The risk of cancers at some organ sites, including the bowel, can be reduced by making changes to diet and physical activity to lose weight. There is strong evidence that being physically active reduces the risk of various cancer types, and emerging evidence that sedentary behaviour increases the risk. There is also clear evidence that the greatest change in diet and physical activity across a population can be achieved by combining a policy approach with individual actions.
World Cancer Report bookmarks
Chapter 2.7. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and obesity: Established and emerging modifiable risk factors; Chapter 5.5. Colorectal cancer: Decreasing disparities and promoting prevention are policy priorities; Chapter 6.2. Improving diet and nutrition, physical activity, and body weight: From evidence to practice
LEARNING RESOURCES
Reference articles for Obesity and Cancer webinar
- CA Cancer J Clin: Global patterns in excess body weight and the associated cancer burden
- Lancet Public Health: Emerging cancer trends among young adults in the USA: analysis of a population-based cancer registry
- British Journal of Cancer: Cancer prevention through weight control - where are we in 2020? Dr Annie S. Anderson
- British Journal of Cancer: Cancer survivorship, excess body fatness and weight-loss intervention, where are we in 2020? Dr Annie S. Anderson
Other resources
- World Cancer Report - Chapter 2.7. Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and obesity: Established and emerging modifiable risk factors
- World Cancer Report - Chapter 5.5. Colorectal cancer: Decreasing disparities and promoting prevention are policy priorities
- World Cancer Report - Chapter 6.2. Improving diet and nutrition, physical activity, and body weight: From evidence to practice
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