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American Cancer Society guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention

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Rock, Cheryl L., Thomson, Cynthia, Gansler, Ted, Gapstur, Susan M., McCullough, Marjorie L., Patel, Alpa V., Andrews, Kimberly S., Bandera, Elisa V. +14 more·2020·CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Abstract

The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes the Diet and Physical Activity Guideline to serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies and, ultimately, to affect dietary and physical activity patterns among Americans. This guideline is developed by a national panel of experts in cancer research, prevention, epidemiology, public health, and policy, and reflects the most current scientific evidence related to dietary and activity patterns and cancer risk. The ACS guideline focuses on recommendations for individual choices regarding diet and physical activity patterns, but those choices occur within a community context that either facilitates or creates barriers to healthy behaviors. Therefore, this committee presents recommendations for community action to accompany the 4 recommendations for individual choices to reduce cancer risk. These recommendations for community action recognize that a supportive social and physical environment is indispensable if individuals at all levels of society are to have genuine opportunities to choose healthy behaviors. This 2020 ACS guideline is consistent with guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association for the prevention of coronary heart disease and diabetes as well as for general health promotion, as defined by the 2015 to 2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans.

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Rock, C. L., Thomson, C., Gansler, T., Gapstur, S. M., McCullough, M. L., Patel, A. V., Andrews, K. S., Bandera, E. V., Spees, C. K., Robien, K., Hartman, S., Sullivan, K., Grant, B. L., Hamilton, K. K., Kushi, L. H., Caan, B. J., Kibbe, D., Black, J. D., Wiedt, T. L., McMahon, C., Sloan, K., & Doyle, C.
Affiliations
  • University of California San Diego (US)
  • University of Arizona (US)
  • American Cancer Society (US)
  • Rutgers Cancer Institute (US)
  • The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
  • Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Department of Epidemiology Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Washington DC
  • University of San Diego (US)
  • Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (US)
  • Morristown Medical Center (US)
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
  • Georgia State University (US)
  • American Heart Association (US)
Corresponding author
  • McCullough, Marjorie L.
  • Doyle, Colleen
Venue
CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2020-06-09
Volume
70
Issue
4
Pages
245-271
ISSN
  • 0007-9235 (ISSN-L)
  • 1542-4863
OpenAlex
W3033699454
Cited by
789
References
170
Citations by year
2026: 71 · 2025: 151 · 2024: 167 · 2023: 149 · 2022: 135 · 2021: 97 · 2020: 17
FWCI
36.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HRB National Drugs Library (Health Research Board) (submittedVersion)
  • Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
Keywords
cancer prevention, diet, physical activity, cancer risk, dietary recommendations, community action, social environment, health behavior, American Cancer Society
MeSH terms
Healthy Lifestyle, American Cancer Society, Feeding Behavior, Health Promotion, Humans, Neoplasms, United States, Exercise

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