title: Diet, exercise, obesity, smoking and alcohol consumption in cancer survivors and the general population: a comparative study of 16 282 individuals.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cancer survivors may be particularly motivated to improve their health behaviours.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared health behaviours and obesity in cancer survivors with the general population, using household survey and cancer registry data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Cancer survivors were more likely than those with no history of cancer to eat fruit and vegetables (ORadj 1.41, 95% CI 1.19-1.66), less likely to engage in physical activity (ORadj 0.79, 95% CI 0.67-0.93) and more likely to have stopped smoking (ORadj 1.25, 95% CI 1.09-1.44).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most health-related behaviours were better in cancer survivors than the general population, but low physical activity levels may be amenable to health promotion interventions.
authors.affiliation: West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McLoone
authors.affiliation: West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, UK.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Morrison
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004032:Diet / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*