ArticleJournal of lower genital tract disease2016
Impact of Physical Inactivity on Risk of Developing Cancer of the Uterine Cervix: A Case-Control Study.
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- Risk of Gynecological and Breast Cancers in Workers Exposed to Diesel Exhaust: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Of Cohort Studies.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Pooled it
- Physical activity and exercise in cervical cancer: a state-of-the-art review.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Review
- Spatiotemporal dynamics and prevention strategies of cervical cancer incidence in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: an ecological study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Association of Regular and Weekend Warrior Physical Activity Patterns with Gynecologic Cancer Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of NHANES 2007-2018.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Population-based cross-sectional survey of cervical cancer screening prevalence and socio-demographic correlates in Bangladeshi women.Research in health services & regions · 2024Article
- Association between leisure-time physical activity and incident cancer risk: a nationwide population-based cohort study.Sports medicine - open · 2024Article
- Association between Prestored Smartphone Monitored Physical Activity and the Risk of HPV Infection and Cervical Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2022Article
- Interactions between physical activity and type of cancer treatment received on associations with psychosocial outcomes among gynecologic cancer survivors.Gynecologic oncology · 2022Article
- Physical Inactivity and Pancreatic Cancer Mortality.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2020Article
- Physical Activity of ≥7.5 MET-h/Week Is Significantly Associated with a Decreased Risk of Cervical Neoplasia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Dietary Inflammatory Index and Its Relationship with Cervical Carcinogenesis Risk in Korean Women: A Case-Control Study.Cancers · 2019Article
- The association of lifetime physical inactivity with head and neck cancer: a hospital-based case-control analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn this study, we investigated whether physical inactivity was associated with risk of cervical cancer in women treated at an American cancer hospital.
methodsThis case-control study included 128 patients with cervical cancer and 512 controls matched on age. Controls were women suspected of having but not ultimately diagnosed with a neoplasm. Physical inactivity was defined in accordance with the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. Thus, participants reporting, on average, no moderate or vigorous recreational physical activity were classified as inactive. Unconditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
resultsCompared with noncancer controls, those with cervical cancer had significantly increased odds of reporting abstinence from recreational physical activity (OR, 2.43; 95% CI, 1.56-3.80). No association was noted between occupational-related physical inactivity and cervical cancer (OR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.58-1.36).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that abstinence from regular recreational physical activity is associated with increased odds of cervical cancer. To our knowledge, this is the first US-based study examining these associations. Given the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, this study has identified yet another potential public health benefit to regular physical activity. Further investigation is needed using a larger sample and prospectively collected data to characterize dose of activity to mitigate risk and the optimal window of susceptibility.
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