The Working After Cancer Study (WACS): a population-based study of middle-aged workers diagnosed with colorectal cancer and their return to work experiencesLouisa G Gordon
Griffith University, Griffith Health Institute, Centre for Applied Health Economics, University Drive, Meadowbrook Q4131, Australia
BMC Public Health 11:604. 2011
..The study will identify barriers to work resumption, describe limitations on workforce participation, and evaluate the influence of these factors on health-related quality of life...
Objectively assessed physical activity, sedentary time and waist circumference among prostate cancer survivors: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2006)B M Lynch
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care, Calgary, Canada
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 20:514-9. 2011
..More research into the relationships of light-intensity physical activity and sedentary behaviour with health outcomes among prostate cancer survivors is warranted, given the strong relationships seen in the broader population...
- Sedentary behavior and cancer: a systematic review of the literature and proposed biological mechanisms
Brigid M Lynch
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:2691-709. 2010
..The purpose of this review is to evaluate the research on sedentary behavior and cancer, to summarize possible biological pathways that may underlie these associations, and to propose an agenda for future research...
- Associations of objectively assessed physical activity and sedentary time with biomarkers of breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women: findings from NHANES (2003-2006)
Brigid M Lynch
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, T2N 4N2, Canada
Breast Cancer Res Treat 130:183-94. 2011
..Our findings further suggest that light-intensity activity may have a protective effect, and that sedentary time may independently contribute to breast cancer risk...
- Television viewing time of colorectal cancer survivors is associated prospectively with quality of life
Brigid M Lynch
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services, 1331 29th Street NW, Calgary, T2N 4N2, Canada
Cancer Causes Control 22:1111-20. 2011
..To examine prospective associations of television viewing time with quality of life, following a colorectal cancer diagnosis...
- State of the epidemiological evidence on physical activity and cancer prevention
Christine M Friedenreich
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services, 1331 29 St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Eur J Cancer 46:2593-604. 2010
..Physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle risk factor that has the potential to reduce the risk of most major cancer sites...
- Physical activity and breast cancer prevention
Brigid M Lynch
Department of Population Health Research, Alberta Health Services Cancer Care, 1331 29 St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 4N2
Recent Results Cancer Res 186:13-42. 2011
..Exercise trials will provide more clarity regarding the appropriate type, dose, and timing of activity that relate to breast cancer risk reduction...
