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The World Health Organization estimates that 25 percent of common cancers can be prevented through regular physical activity and weight control. Common cancers linked to overweight/obesity and a sedentary lifestyle include breast, colon, endometrium, pancreas, renal, esophageal, and several others. There are several plausible mechanisms linking lack of physical activity and increased adiposity to cancer risk, supported by results from animal experiments and human intervention studies. Chapter 1: Introduction Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD Rachel Ballard-Barbash, MD, MPH Linda Nebeling, PH.D., MPH, RD, FADA Chapter 2: Epidemiology of overweight/obesity and cancer risk Dr Andrew Renehan PhD FRCS Chapter 3: Epidemiology of physical activity and cancer risk. Becky Speck Kathryn Schmitz, PhD I-Min Lee, MD, ScD Anne McTiernan, MD, PhD Chapter 4: Dietary energy restriction, exercise, and mammary carcinogenesis Henry Thompson, PhD Chapter 5: Calorie restriction, exercise, and colon cancer prevention: a mechanistic perspective Connie Rogers, PhD Susan Perkins, PhD Steve Hursting, PhD Chapter 6: Mechanisms linking obesity to cancer risk in humans Ikuyo Imayama, MD, PhD, Caitlin Mason, PhD, Catherine Duggan, PhD Chapter 7: Mechanisms underlying the effects of physical activity on cancer Andrew Rundle, PhD Chapter 8: Physical activity, weight control, and cancer prognosis Kathryn Schmitz, PhD Melinda L. Irwin, PhD, MPH
