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cancer and physical activity  

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  • Physical activity holds relevance across the cancer control continuum, from prevention to survivorship. Physical activity has been defined as bodily movement produced by skeletal muscle contractions that increase the amount of energy expended over resting metabolic rate (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Cancer and Physical Activity]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-WNXHXVSV-F

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