Christine M. Friedenreich
Alberta Health Services
425 Papers
1.4K Citations
Christine M. Friedenreich is an academic researcher from Alberta Health Services. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Breast cancer. The author has an hindex of 79, co-authored 383 publications. Previous affiliations of Christine M. Friedenreich include University of Ottawa & University of Toronto.
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Papers
Effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and cerebral blood flow on cognitive outcomes in older women.
Allison Brown,Carly A. McMorris,R. Stewart Longman,R. Stewart Longman,Richard Leigh,Michael D. Hill,Christine M. Friedenreich,Marc J. Poulin +7 more
TL;DR: This study identified strong associations between physical fitness, vascular function and cognition, and provides new understanding regarding the mechanisms by which fitness positively impacts cognition with aging.
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Estimating activity energy expenditure: how valid are physical activity questionnaires?
TL;DR: The aim was to explore the validity of existing PAQs for estimating usual AEE in adults, using doubly labeled water (DLW) as a criterion measure, and found small sample sizes, use of correlation coefficients, and limited information on individual validity were problematic.
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Physical Activity and Risk of Colon and Rectal Cancers: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
Christine M. Friedenreich,Teresa Norat,Karen Steindorf,Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault,Tobias Pischon,Mathieu Mazuir,Françoise Clavel-Chapelon,Jakob Linseisen,Heiner Boeing,Manuela M. Bergman,Nina Føns Johnsen,Anne Tjønneland,Kim Overvad,Michelle A. Mendez,J. Ramón Quirós,Carmen Martinez,Miren Dorronsoro,Carmen Navarro,Aurelio Barricarte Gurrea,Sheila Bingham,Kay-Tee Khaw,Naomi E. Allen,Timothy J. Key,Antonia Trichopoulou,Dimitrios Trichopoulos,Natassa Orfanou,Vittorio Krogh,Domenico Palli,Rosario Tumino,Salvatore Panico,Paolo Vineis,Paolo Vineis,H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita,Petra H.M. Peeters,Evelyn M. Monninkhof,Göran Berglund,Jonas Manjer,Pietro Ferrari,Nadia Slimani,Rudolf Kaaks,Elio Riboli,Elio Riboli +41 more
TL;DR: It is found that physical activity reduced colon cancer risk, specifically for right-sided tumors and for lean participants, but not rectal cancer.
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Reliability and Validity of the Past Year Total Physical Activity Questionnaire
Christine M. Friedenreich,Kerry S. Courneya,Heather K. Neilson,Charles E. Matthews,Gordon Willis,Melinda L. Irwin,Richard P. Troiano,Rachel Ballard-Barbash +7 more
TL;DR: In general, the PYTPAQ has acceptable reliability and validity for measurement of past-year physical activity that is comparable to that of similar questionnaires.
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Physical Activity and Survival After Prostate Cancer
Christine M. Friedenreich,Christine M. Friedenreich,Qinggang Wang,Heather K. Neilson,Karen A. Kopciuk,Karen A. Kopciuk,S. Elizabeth McGregor,S. Elizabeth McGregor,Kerry S. Courneya +8 more
TL;DR: These findings support emerging recommendations to increase physical activity after the diagnosis of PCa and would inform a future exercise intervention trial examining PCa outcomes.
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