KPER 1200 MIDTERM #2.
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In 2013 what was the #1 ranked thing that killed us? - answer: cancer
What does all-cause mortality mean? - answer: death by any cause (cancer, heart
attack, stroke, etc)
What was the nurses' health study? - answer: -a prospective study that began in 1976
and is still continuing today
-meant to determine what factors influence womens health
-also to determine long term health effects of using the pill
In the physical activity and mortality: a prospective study among women, what did they
find? - answer: -women who engaged in physical activity were at a lower risk of all-
cause mortality
-as levels of physical activity increased, the risk of all cause mortality decreased (dose
response relationship)
-risk of all-cause mortality decreased by approximately 20-30% as activity levels
increased
What did a systematic review (2008) about physical activity and mortality find? - answer:
engaging in physical activity reduced the risk of all-cause mortality by 33%
How many canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime? -
answer: nearly 1 in 2 (roughly 50%)
How many canadians are expected to die from cancer? - answer: 1 in 4 (about 25%)
What is the most common type of cancer? - answer: lung cancer
What type of cancer has the worst survival rates? - answer: pancreatic cancer
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, After being diagnosed with cancer how many are expected to be alive in 5 years? -
answer: 60%
How could pa help cancer? - answer: 1. Pre-cancer
-pa could prevent a cancer diagnosis
2. Post-cancer
-pa could help people surive and thrive after a cancer diagnosis
What is the second most common type of cancer? - answer: colon cancer
Colon cancer: meta-analysis. What did they do and what did they find? - answer: -meta
analysis of 52 studies
-found that people who were physically active had a 24% lower risk of developing colon
cancer than those who were not physically active
-similar effects in both males and females
What might affect if pa helps prevent cancer or not? - answer: the type of cancer
What are some mechanisms that could explain why pa could prevent cancer? - answer:
-weight management
-reduced insulin resistance
-reduced estrogen and testosterone
-improved immune function
-reduced colon transity time
What types of cancer could pa help? - answer: colon, breast, prostate, endometrium
(uterus) and lung
What is metastases? - answer: when a cancer reoccurs or spreads to other organs
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Perfect Prep for Every Paper | Precision in Every Answer!
In 2013 what was the #1 ranked thing that killed us? - answer: cancer
What does all-cause mortality mean? - answer: death by any cause (cancer, heart
attack, stroke, etc)
What was the nurses' health study? - answer: -a prospective study that began in 1976
and is still continuing today
-meant to determine what factors influence womens health
-also to determine long term health effects of using the pill
In the physical activity and mortality: a prospective study among women, what did they
find? - answer: -women who engaged in physical activity were at a lower risk of all-
cause mortality
-as levels of physical activity increased, the risk of all cause mortality decreased (dose
response relationship)
-risk of all-cause mortality decreased by approximately 20-30% as activity levels
increased
What did a systematic review (2008) about physical activity and mortality find? - answer:
engaging in physical activity reduced the risk of all-cause mortality by 33%
How many canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime? -
answer: nearly 1 in 2 (roughly 50%)
How many canadians are expected to die from cancer? - answer: 1 in 4 (about 25%)
What is the most common type of cancer? - answer: lung cancer
What type of cancer has the worst survival rates? - answer: pancreatic cancer
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APPHIA - Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
, After being diagnosed with cancer how many are expected to be alive in 5 years? -
answer: 60%
How could pa help cancer? - answer: 1. Pre-cancer
-pa could prevent a cancer diagnosis
2. Post-cancer
-pa could help people surive and thrive after a cancer diagnosis
What is the second most common type of cancer? - answer: colon cancer
Colon cancer: meta-analysis. What did they do and what did they find? - answer: -meta
analysis of 52 studies
-found that people who were physically active had a 24% lower risk of developing colon
cancer than those who were not physically active
-similar effects in both males and females
What might affect if pa helps prevent cancer or not? - answer: the type of cancer
What are some mechanisms that could explain why pa could prevent cancer? - answer:
-weight management
-reduced insulin resistance
-reduced estrogen and testosterone
-improved immune function
-reduced colon transity time
What types of cancer could pa help? - answer: colon, breast, prostate, endometrium
(uterus) and lung
What is metastases? - answer: when a cancer reoccurs or spreads to other organs
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