title: Physical activity and gastric cancer: so what? An epidemiologist's confession.
abstract: Epidemiologists, like many scientists, tend to become specialized and focused on a particular disease, even though behavioral risk factors such as physical activity have effects across many diseases. This commentary is a personal reflection by an epidemiologist on the shortcomings of this disease-oriented approach to prevention.
authors.affiliation: Colorado School of Public Health, 13001 E. 17th Place, B119, Building 500, Room W3122, Aurora, CO 80045. tim.Byers@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Byers
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*