ArticleCancer medicine2016
Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research lifestyle recommendations in colorectal cancer survivors: results of the PROFILES registry.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research recommendations for cancer prevention is associated with better health-related quality of life among long-term colorectal cancer survivors: results of the PROFILES registry.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019Article
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Abstract
We examined adherence to the eight The World Cancer Research Foundation/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) recommendations on diet, physical activity, and body weight among colorectal cancer survivors, and whether adherence was associated with intention to eat healthy and with the need for dietary advice. Adherence to these recommendations may putatively reduce the risk of recurrence and death. Studies on adherence to these recommendations in colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors are lacking. Adherence was assessed in a cross-sectional study among 1196 CRC survivors and could range between 0 (no adherence) and 8 points (complete adherence). Participants completed questionnaires on dietary intake, physical activity, and body weight. Prevalence Ratios were calculated to assess whether adherence to recommendations were associated with dietary intentions and needs. Twelve percentage of the survivors adhered to 6 or more recommendations; 65% had a score between >4 and 6 points; 23% scored no more than 4 points. The recommendation for to be modest with consumption of meat showed lowest adherence: 8% adhered; whereas the recommendation not to use dietary supplements showed highest adherence (75%). 18% reported a need for dietary advice, but this was not associated with adherence to recommendations. Survivors with higher adherence reported less often that they had received dietary advice, were less likely to have the intention to eat healthier, but reported more often that they had changed their diet since diagnosis. There is ample room for improvement of lifestyle recommendations in virtually all CRC survivors. A minor part of CRC survivors expressed a need for dietary advice which was not associated with adherence to the recommendations.
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