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    Physical activity and telomere length in early stage breast cancer survivors

    Telomere length (TL) is a biomarker of accumulated cellular damage and human aging. Evidence in healthy populations suggests that TL is impacted by a host of psychosocial and lifestyle factors, including physi...

    Sheila N Garland, Brad Johnson, Christina Palmer, Rebecca M Speck in Breast Cancer Research (2014)

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    Physical Activity, Weight Control, and Cancer Prognosis

    There is a growing body of empirical evidence that both physical activity and body weight are associated with cancer prognosis and survival. The majority of evidence that physical activity may prevent recurren...

    Kathryn H. Schmitz, Melinda L. Irwin in Physical Activity, Dietary Calorie Restric… (2011)

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    Epidemiology of Physical Activity and Cancer Risk

    There is a large amount of epidemiological data derived from cohort and case–control studies regarding the association between physical activity and risk of develo** cancer. Most of the evidence is available...

    Rebecca M. Speck, Kathryn H. Schmitz in Physical Activity, Dietary Calorie Restric… (2011)