title: [Nutrition and physical activity: two targets for cancer prevention].
abstract: The links between nutrition and cancer onset are now well established by epidemiological studies. The scientific evidence is presented in a report of the World Cancer Research Foundation (WCRF). Protective factors towards overall cancer risk are fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity. Overweight and obesity, intakes of alcoholic beverage, fat, salt, high temperature cooked and processed red meat, increase cancer risk. In addition, beta-carotene systematic supplementation could increase lung cancer risk in smokers. As optimal controlling of these risk factors can decrease cancer mortality by 25%, nutritional counselling must be integrated in the global strategy of primary and secondary prevention of cancers.
authors.affiliation: Unité de nutrition, Service d'endocrinologie, diabétologie et nutrition Departement de médecine interne HUG, 1211 Geneve 14. ronan.thibault@hcuge.ch
authors.forename: Ronan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thibault
authors.forename: Yves M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Dupertuis
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belabed
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pichard
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D009043:Motor Activity; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods