Health behaviors and patient-practitioner communication in cancer patients and the general population: an analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2005-2014.

Prevalence of poor diet, physical inactivity, and obesity is high in both populations with less than 50% of patients receiving physician health behavior recommendations. These findings underscore the need for increased frequency and efficacy of patient-physician health behavior recommendations, especially in cancer patients, to improve patient outcomes.