Physical activity and sedentary behavior in relation to esophageal and gastric cancers in the NIH-AARP cohort.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Body mass index is known to be positively associated with an increased risk of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus, yet there is there limited evidence on whether physical activity or sedentary behavior affects risk of histology- and site-specific upper gastrointestinal...

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Main Authors: Michael B Cook, Charles E Matthews, Munira Z Gunja, Zaynah Abid, Neal D Freedman, Christian C Abnet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24367697/?tool=EBI