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Fostering multiple healthy lifestyle behaviors for primary prevention of cancer.
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65 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.
- Lifestyle Quality Indices and Female Breast Cancer Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Pooled it
- Self-regulatory behaviour change techniques in interventions to promote healthy eating, physical activity, or weight loss: a meta-review.Health psychology review · 2021Pooled it
- Adherence to Diet and Physical Activity Cancer Prevention Guidelines and Cancer Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2016Pooled it
- Red and processed meat consumption and mortality: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Public health nutrition · 2016Pooled it
- Smartphone-Based Cancer and Obesity Prevention Education Program for Chinese Women (SCOPE): A Pilot RCT.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- The Effect of a Physical Activity Coaching Intervention on Accelerometer-Measured Sedentary Behaviours in Insufficiently Physically Active Ambulatory Hospital Patients.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- The Effect of Randomly Providing Nutri-Score Information on Actual Purchases in Colombia.Nutrients · 2019Trial
- The Effect of Changes in Physical Activity on Sedentary Behavior: Results From a Randomized Lifestyle Intervention Trial.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2017Trial
- Lifestyle intervention effects on the frequency and duration of daily moderate-vigorous physical activity and leisure screen time.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2017Trial
- Codevelopment of a Digital Screening and Intervention Tool to Improve Lifestyle Habits in Children: Focus Group Study With Parents and Clinicians.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Emotional Vitality, Flourishing, and Healthy Lifestyles in Young Adults: A Longitudinal Study.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Dietary flavonoid intake and psychological well-being - A bidirectional relationship.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Article
- Satisfaction with spiritual needs and perception of physical health as determinants of depressive symptoms in patients with cancer: a cross-sectional study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Influence of healthy lifestyle on the incidence and survival of cancer and its comorbidities: evidence from a longitudinal cohort study.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Low-Burden Electronic Health Record Strategies for Engaging Oncologists in Digital Health Behavior Change Interventions: Qualitative Interview Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Connection between trajectory of primary cancer monitoring indicators and mortality after cancer in South Korea.BMC medicine · 2025Article
- Speaking of survival: oncologists' approaches to risk behavior conversations with cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Article
- The Compound Multiple-Baseline Design.Perspectives on behavior science · 2025Article
- Are the ways women cope with stressors related to their health behaviors over time?Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2025Article
- Gender differences in awareness and practices of cancer prevention recommendations in Korea: a cross-sectional survey.Epidemiology and health · 2025Article
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Abstract
The odds of developing cancer are increased by specific lifestyle behaviors (tobacco use, excess energy and alcohol intakes, low fruit and vegetable intake, physical inactivity, risky sexual behaviors, and inadequate sun protection) that are established risk factors for developing cancer. These behaviors are largely absent in childhood, emerge and tend to cluster over the life span, and show an increased prevalence among those disadvantaged by low education, low income, or minority status. Even though these risk behaviors are modifiable, few are diminishing in the population over time. We review the prevalence and population distribution of these behaviors and apply an ecological model to describe effective or promising healthy lifestyle interventions targeted to the individual, the sociocultural context, or environmental and policy influences. We suggest that implementing multiple health behavior change interventions across these levels could substantially reduce the prevalence of cancer and the burden it places on the public and the health care system. We note important still-unresolved questions about which behaviors can be intervened upon simultaneously in order to maximize positive behavioral synergies, minimize negative ones, and effectively engage underserved populations. We conclude that interprofessional collaboration is needed to appropriately determine and convey the value of primary prevention of cancer and other chronic diseases.
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