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Christine Friedenreich

Scientific Director, Alberta Health Services
Verified email at albertahealthservices.ca
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[HTML][HTML] World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

…, J Firth, CM Friedenreich, L Garcia, M Gichu… - British journal of sports …, 2020 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives To describe new WHO 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour.
Methods The guidelines were developed in accordance with WHO protocols. An expert …

Effects of aerobic and resistance exercise in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

…, K Gelmon, RD Reid, CM Friedenreich… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Breast cancer chemotherapy may cause unfavorable changes in physical functioning,
body composition, psychosocial functioning, and quality of life (QOL). We evaluated the …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity and cancer prevention: etiologic evidence and biological mechanisms

CM Friedenreich, MR Orenstein - The Journal of nutrition, 2002 - Elsevier
Scientific evidence is accumulating on physical activity as a means for the primary prevention
of cancer. Nearly 170 observational epidemiologic studies of physical activity and cancer …

Physical activity, biomarkers, and disease outcomes in cancer survivors: a systematic review

R Ballard-Barbash, CM Friedenreich… - Journal of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Cancer survivors often seek information about how lifestyle factors, such as
physical activity, may influence their prognosis. We systematically reviewed studies that …

Type I and II endometrial cancers: have they different risk factors?

…, M Garcia-Closas, CM Friedenreich… - Journal of Clinical …, 2013 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Endometrial cancers have long been divided into estrogen-dependent type I and
the less common clinically aggressive estrogen-independent type II. Little is known about risk …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity in cancer prevention and survival: a systematic review

A McTiernan, CM Friedenreich… - Medicine and science …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose: This paper reviews and updates the evidence on the associations between physical
activity and risk for cancer, and for mortality in persons with cancer, as presented in the …

State of the epidemiological evidence on physical activity and cancer prevention

CM Friedenreich, HK Neilson, BM Lynch - European journal of cancer, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle risk factor that has the potential to
reduce the risk of most major cancer sites. METHODS: We examined the strength, consistency…

[HTML][HTML] American College of Sports Medicine roundtable report on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and cancer prevention and control

AV Patel, CM Friedenreich, SC Moore… - Medicine and science …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Results The evidence supports that there are a number of biologically plausible mechanisms
whereby physical activity can influence cancer risk, and that physical activity is beneficial …

Physical activity, obesity and sedentary behavior in cancer etiology: epidemiologic evidence and biologic mechanisms

CM Friedenreich, C Ryder‐Burbidge… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An estimated 30–40% of cancers can be prevented through changes in modifiable lifestyle
and environmental risk factors known to be associated with cancer incidence. Despite this …

Physical activity and cancer prevention: from observational to intervention research

CM Friedenreich - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2001 - AACR
The purpose of this review is to articulate how progress in epidemiological research on physical
activity and cancer prevention can be made. This report briefly reviews the accumulated …