Breast cancer is the most common noncutaneous malignancy and the second most lethal
form of cancer among women in the United States. It currently affects more than one in ten …

The lifestyle factors of physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and diet are increasingly being
studied for their associations with cancer. Physical activity is inversely associated with and …

Our group has proposed that in contrast to chronic stress that can have harmful effects, the
short-term (fight-or-flight) stress response (lasting for minutes to hours) is nature's …

Although the concept of stress has earned a bad reputation, it is important to recognize that
the adaptive purpose of a physiological stress response is to promote survival during fight or …

Although there has been considerable progress in reducing cancer incidence in the United
States, the number of cancer survivors continues to increase due to the aging and growth of …

Background Cancer survivors often seek information about how lifestyle factors, such as
physical activity, may influence their prognosis. We systematically reviewed studies that …

While high levels of activity and exercise training have been associated with improvements
in sleep quality, minimum levels of activity likely to improve sleep outcomes have not been …

Excess body weight, as defined by the body mass index (BMI), has been associated with
several diseases and includes subjects who are overweight (BMI≥ 25–29.9 kg/m2) or …

Background Health behaviors are known risk factors for colorectal cancer and are more
common in low socioeconomic status (SES) populations. We evaluated the extent to which …

The global incidence of cancer is expected to increase substantially over the next decades.
This trend is very much driven by a rise in lifestyle-related cancers due to economic and …