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Published in: Cancer Causes & Control 10/2015

01-10-2015 | Original paper

Television watching and colorectal cancer survival in men

Authors: Yin Cao, Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Andrew T. Chan, Kana Wu, Charles S. Fuchs, Edward L. Giovannucci

Published in: Cancer Causes & Control | Issue 10/2015

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Abstract

Purpose

To assess the association between pre- and postdiagnostic time spent sitting watching TV as well as other sedentary behaviors (other sitting at home and at work/driving) and mortality from colorectal cancer or other causes, and overall mortality.

Methods

We followed stage I–III colorectal cancer patients from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (1986–2010). Cox models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs).

Results

A total of 926 and 714 patients were included in the analysis of pre- and postdiagnostic TV watching, respectively, and 471 and 325 died during follow-up. Prolonged prediagnostic TV viewing was associated with increased risk of colorectal cancer-specific mortality independent of leisure-time physical activity. The HRs (95 % CIs) for 0–6, 7–13, 14–20, and ≥21 h/week were 1.00 (referent), 0.84 (0.56–1.25), 1.15 (0.75–1.78), and 2.13 (1.31–3.45) (p trend = 0.01). The association was observed primarily among overweight and obese individuals. Prediagnostic TV watching was also associated with overall mortality within 5 years of diagnosis, largely due to the association with colorectal cancer mortality. Other prediagnostic sitting at home or at work/driving was not associated with mortality. Postdiagnostic TV viewing was associated with a nonsignificantly increased risk of colorectal cancer-specific mortality (HR for ≥21 vs 0–6 h/week = 1.45; 95 % CI 0.73–2.87) adjusting for TV viewing before diagnosis.

Conclusion

Prolonged prediagnostic TV watching is associated with higher colorectal cancer-specific mortality independent of leisure-time physical activity among colorectal cancer patients.
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Metadata
Title
Television watching and colorectal cancer survival in men
Authors
Yin Cao
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Andrew T. Chan
Kana Wu
Charles S. Fuchs
Edward L. Giovannucci
Publication date
01-10-2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Cancer Causes & Control / Issue 10/2015
Print ISSN: 0957-5243
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7225
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10552-015-0645-x

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