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Sex Hormones, Cancer and Exercise Training in Women

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Sex Hormones, Exercise and Women

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Higher levels of physical activity have been associated with lower risk of several sex-hormone related cancers in women, specifically breast and endometrial cancers. One proposed mechanism for the protective effect of physical activity or exercise training on risk of sex-hormone related cancers is an associated reduction in circulating levels of sex hormones. This chapter provides an overview of the epidemiological evidence linking sex hormones to risk of sex-hormone related cancers and outlines the proposed mechanisms for the protective effect of exercise, including a summary of the impact of prospective intervention studies which test the impact of exercise training on sex hormone levels across the reproductive life of women.

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  1. Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 212 Friedman Building, 2177 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3

    Kristin L. Campbell P.T., M.Sc., Ph.D.

  2. Centre of Excellence in Cancer Prevention, School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3

    Kristin L. Campbell P.T., M.Sc., Ph.D.

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