Journal article
Physical Activity and Cancer Incidence in Alberta's Tomorrow Project: Results from a Prospective Cohort of 26,538 Participants
AM Barberio, CM Friedenreich, BM Lynch, KL Campbell, P Arora, DR Brenner
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention | AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH | Published : 2018
Abstract
Background: Physical activity (PA) has been associated with lower risks of several cancers. We examined the association between total and domain-specific PA and risk of all and site-specific cancer risk. Methods: We analyzed baseline data from Alberta's Tomorrow Project. Specifically, adults ages 35–69 years who completed the Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire were included (n ¼ 26,538). For each activity, participants reported the type, duration, and intensity of PA. Total, recreational, and occupational PA metabolic equivalent hours/week were divided into quartiles. Incident cancer cases up to December 2016 were identified via linkage to the Alberta Cancer Registry. The associ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
D.R. Brenner was supported by a Career Development Award in Cancer Prevention from the Canadian Cancer Society. C.M. Friedenreich was supported by an Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions Health Scholar Award and by the Alberta Cancer Foundation Weekend to End Women's Cancers Breast Cancer Chair. B.M. Lynch was supported by a fellowship from the National Breast Cancer Foundation (ECF-15-012). Alberta's Tomorrow Project is only possible due to the commitment of its research participants, its staff, and its funders: Alberta Health and the Alberta Cancer Prevention Legacy Fund, Alberta Cancer Foundation, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, and substantial in kind funding from Alberta Health Services.