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Healthy lifestyle and risk of breast cancer among postmenopausal women in the E uropean P rospective I nvestigation into C ancer and N utrition cohort study

McKenzie, Fiona ; Ferrari, Pietro ; Freisling, Heinz ; [et al.]

Wiley ; 2015

In: International Journal of Cancer Vol. 136, No. 11 ( 2015-06), p. 2640-2648

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In: International Journal of Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 136, No. 11 ( 2015-06), p. 2640-2648

Abstract: What's new? How much does behavior really affect cancer risk? These authors set out to measure just that. First, they created a Healthy Lifestyle Index, which quantified five modifiable behaviors, such as smoking and physical activity. Then, using data from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC), they assigned each participant a score between 0 and 4 on each of the behaviors. It turned out that with each point added to a person's Healthy Lifestyle Index score, breast cancer risk fell by 3%, suggesting that public programs to help women maintain these behaviors could be worthwhile for cancer prevention.

Type of Medium: Online Resource

ISSN: 0020-7136 , 1097-0215

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URL: Article

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.v136.11

DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29315

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Language: English

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 2015

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