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Kerry S. Courneya
Researcher at University of Alberta
Publications - 638
Citations - 55786
Kerry S. Courneya is an academic researcher from University of Alberta. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 112, co-authored 608 publications receiving 49504 citations. Previous affiliations of Kerry S. Courneya include American Cancer Society & Dalhousie University.
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Physical activity in cancer survivors: a field in motion.
TL;DR: Physical activity is an important health behavior in almost any population but it may be particularly helpful for cancer survivors, according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.
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Effect of Exercise on Upper Extremity Pain and Dysfunction in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors: 795
Margaret L. McNeely,Matthew Parliament,Hadi Seikaly,Naresh Jha,David J. Magee,Mark J. Haykowsky,Kerry S. Courneya +6 more
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Case–control study of lifetime alcohol intake and prostate cancer risk
S. Elizabeth McGregor,Kerry S. Courneya,Karen A. Kopciuk,Cedomir Tosevski,Christine M. Friedenreich +4 more
TL;DR: The evidence for an increased risk of prostate cancer from lifetime alcohol consumption is supported, and associations with alcohol intake remained after exclusion of non-dr drinkers for non-aggressive prostate cancer cases.
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Randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of combined progressive exercise on metabolic syndrome in breast cancer survivors: rationale, design, and methods
Christina M. Dieli-Conwright,Joanne E. Mortimer,E T. Schroeder,Kerry S. Courneya,Wendy Demark-Wahnefried,Thomas A. Buchanan,Debu Tripathy,Leslie Bernstein +7 more
TL;DR: Results will contribute a better understanding of metabolic disease-related effects of resistance and aerobic exercise training and inform intervention programs that will optimally improve physiological and psychosocial health during cancer survivorship, and that are ultimately aimed at improving prognosis.
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African-American breast cancer survivors' preferences for various types of physical activity interventions: A Sisters Network Inc. web-based survey
Raheem J. Paxton,Pratibha Nayak,Wendell C. Taylor,Shine Chang,Kerry S. Courneya,Leslie R. Schover,Kelly P. Hodges,Lovell A. Jones +7 more
TL;DR: The development of culturally sensitive interventions that provide activities consistent with preferences can assist AA breast cancer survivors to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle.