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Christine Friedenreich

Scientific Director, Alberta Health Services
Verified email at albertahealthservices.ca
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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 …

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] 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 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 …

[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 …

Physical activity and mortality in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CM Friedenreich, CR Stone, WY Cheung… - JNCI cancer …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Recommendations for improved survival after cancer through physical activity (PA)
exist, although the evidence is still emerging. Our primary objective was to conduct a …

[HTML][HTML] Alberta physical activity and breast cancer prevention trial: sex hormone changes in a year-long exercise intervention among postmenopausal women

CM Friedenreich, CG Woolcott… - Journal of Clinical …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose We examined how an aerobic exercise intervention influenced circulating estradiol,
estrone, sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG), androstenedione, and testosterone levels, …

Physical activity and breast cancer risk: impact of timing, type and dose of activity and population subgroup effects

CM Friedenreich, AE Cust - British journal of sports medicine, 2008 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective: To review (1) the epidemiological literature on physical activity and the risk of breast
cancer, examining the effect of the different parameters of activity and effect modification …

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 …

Methods for pooled analyses of epidemiologic studies

CM Friedenreich - Epidemiology, 1993 - journals.lww.com
This paper presents a systematic methodology for the pooling and analysis of previously
conducted epidemiologic studies. It discusses the methodologic issues to consider and the …