Regular recreational physical activity and risk of head and neck cancer

Regular recreational physical activity and risk of head and neck cancer

Abstract Background Although substantial evidence supports a 20–30% risk reduction of colon cancer, breast cancer, and endometrial cancer by physical activity (PA), the evidence for head and neck cancer (HNC) is limited. Three published studies on the association between PA and HNC have generated in...

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Main Authors: Chen-Lin Lin, Wei-Ting Lee, Chun-Yen Ou, Jenn-Ren Hsiao, Cheng-Chih Huang, Jehn-Shyun Huang, Tung-Yiu Wong, Ken-Chung Chen, Sen-Tien Tsai, Sheen-Yie Fang, Tze-Ta Huang, Jiunn-Liang Wu, Yuan-Hua Wu, Wei-Ting Hsueh, Chia-Jui Yen, Yu-Hsuan Lai, Hsiao-Chen Liao, Shang-Yin Wu, Ming-Wei Yang, Forn-Chia Lin, Jang-Yang Chang, Yi-Hui Wang, Ya-Ling Weng, Han-Chien Yang, Yu-Shan Chen, Jeffrey S. Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Physical activity
Head and neck cancer
Case–control
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3223-7

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