Quantifying the Effect of Physical Activity on Endometrial Cancer Risk.

Sarah J Kitson Olivia Aurangzeb Jawaria Parvaiz Artitaya Lophatananon Kenneth Ross Muir Emma J Crosbie

Published in: Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)

Effective, low-cost primary prevention strategies are urgently needed to tackle the rapid global increase in endometrial cancer. We sought to quantify the effect of physical activity on endometrial cancer risk, noting a linear inverse relationship influenced by body mass index. The most beneficial type and amount of activity remain unclear.

Keyphrases

endometrial cancer
physical activity
body mass index
low cost
weight gain
sleep quality
depressive symptoms