Energy balance and prostate cancer. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth A. Platz, Nathan A. Berger, editors.
• Editors: Platz, Elizabeth A; Berger, Nathan A
• Contents: Preface; Contents; List of Contributors; Chapter 1: Epidemiology, Energy Balance and Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality; Introduction; Definition of Energy Balance; Descriptive Epidemiology of Obesity and Physical Inactivity; Epidemiology of Prostate Cancer; Incidence Rates; Mortality Rates; Heterogeneity of Prostate Cancer; Risk Factors; Epidemiological Evidence of an Association Between Obesity and Prostate Cancer; Overview; BMI and Risk of Total Prostate Cancer; BMI and Risk of Prostate Cancer by Disease Severity; BMI and Risk of Fatal Prostate Cancer. Other Measures of Adiposity and Risk of Prostate Cancer Epidemiological Evidence for an Association Between Physical Activity and Prostate Cancer; Physical Activity and Risk of Total Prostate Cancer; Physical Activity and Risk of Prostate Cancer by Disease Severity; Discussion and Directions for Future Research; Conclusions; References; Chapter 2: Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Association Between Energy Balance and Prostate Cancer; Race and Ethnicity: Description and Its Use in Research; Characterization of Race and Ethnicity in the US. Use of Race and Ethnicity in Epidemiological Studies Participation of Race and Ethnicity in Randomized Clinical Trials and Observational Studies; Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates: Race and Ethnicity; Modifiable and Non-Modifiable Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer: Race and Ethnicity; Energy Balance and Prostate Cancer: By Race and Ethnicity; Energy Balance and Prostate Cancer in Randomized Trials and Observational Studies: Race and Ethnicity. Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) of Lifestyle Interventions (Diet and Physical Activity), Lycopene, and Selenium and Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Interventions (Diet, Physical Activity): Race/Ethnicity; Lycopene: Race/Ethnicity; Selenium: Race/Ethnicity; Prospective Cohort Studies, Case-Control and Other Study Designs on Energy Intake, Total Fat Intake, Saturated Fat and Body Size: Race and Ethnicity; Prospective Cohort Studies: Race and Ethnicity; Case-Control Studies: Race and Ethnicity; Other Study Designs: Race and Ethnicity. Body Size and Weight Change and Prostate Cancer: By Race and Ethnicity Biological Mechanism: Testosterone: Race and Ethnicity; Summary and Future Directions; References; Chapter 3: Consequence of Energy Imbalance in Prostate Cancer and Comorbidities; General Overview of Obesity and Prostate CancerRisk/Incidence, Progression, Mortality; Metabolic Syndrome and Prostate Cancer Risk; Diabetes Mellitus and Prostate Cancer Risk; Timing of Diabetes Mellitus and Prostate Cancer Risk; Diabetes Mellitus Treatment and Prostate Cancer Risk and Outcomes; Hyperlipidemia and Prostate Cancer Risk.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.99463; Medicine; Prostate -- Cancer; Prostate -- Cancer -- Epidemiology; Bioenergetics; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Bioenergetics; Prostate -- Cancer; Biomedicine; Cancer Research; Oncology; Medical -- Oncology; Oncology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319649405
• Related ISBNs: 331964940X; 3319649396; 9783319649399
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 3, 2017).
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