TY - JOUR
TI - Nutrition Habits, Physical Activity, and Lung Cancer: An Authoritative
Review
AU - Koutsokera, Alexandra
AU - Kiagia, Maria
AU - Saif, Muhammad W. and
AU - Souliotis, Kyriakos
AU - Syrigos, Kostas N.
JO - Clinical Lung Cancer
PY - 2013
VL - 14
TODO - 4
SP - 342-350
PB - CIG MEDIA GROUP, LP
SN - 1525-7304, 1938-0690
TODO - 10.1016/j.cllc.2012.12.002
TODO - Diet; Exercise; Lung cancer; Nutrition; Physical activity
TODO - Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Because of
high incidence rates and low survival rates, it is important to study
the risk factors that may help prevent the disease from developing. It
has been well established that cigarette smoking is the most important
risk factor for lung cancer. Nonetheless it is likely that there are
other modifiable risk factors that would assist in the prevention of
lung cancer. Research on factors such as nutrition and physical activity
and their influence on lung cancer has been carried out for nearly 3
decades. A systematic review in the MEDLINE database of published
studies was conducted, focusing on systematic reviews, meta-analyses,
and large prospective studies. The association between physical activity
and lung cancer has been conflicting. Among the researched studies, 10
showed an inverse association, whereas 11 reported no association. A
meta-analysis that was conducted from 1996 to October 2003 showed that
leisure physical activity (LPA) prevents lung cancer. Data from 11
cohort and case-control studies showed an inverse relationship between
fruit and vegetable consumption and lung cancer. Evidence from
case-control studies suggests a positive association between meat intake
and risk of lung cancer, although several more recent studies have
presented doubts about these findings. The possible association of
physical activity, nutrition, and the risk of lung cancer development
remains controversial. Further prospective studies should be conducted
to determine the potential influence of these 2 risk factors.
ER -