Christine M. Friedenreich PhD

Dr Christine Friedenreich is an international leader on the association between physical activity and cancer etiology (causes of the disease) and survival. She is well respected for her ability to tackle important questions about this research topic and has developed new methods to enable this research by combining observational and experimental methods. Exemplified in the ALPHA (Alberta physical activity and breast cancer prevention) trial, Dr Friedenreich has shown that physical activity can provide benefits in reducing cancer.