Cancer causes & control : CCC
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Cancer Causes Control · Sep 2009
Components of the metabolic syndrome and risk of prostate cancer: the HUNT 2 cohort, Norway.
The metabolic syndrome has been suggested as a unifying link between a "western" lifestyle and an increased prostate cancer risk. ⋯ We found little evidence to support the hypothesis that the metabolic syndrome or its components explains higher prostate cancer mortality rates in countries with a "western" diet and lifestyle. The positive association of blood pressure with prostate cancer warrants further investigation.
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Cancer Causes Control · Jul 2009
Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of colorectal cancer: a Danish cohort study.
The optimal duration and dose of aspirin and non-aspirin non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the potential prevention of colorectal cancer (CRC) have not been established. We examined this issue in the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study. ⋯ Long-term consistent use of aspirin or non-aspirin NSAIDs appears necessary to achieve a protective effect against CRC. Further studies of the effective dose of aspirin and the potential interaction between NSAID use and BMI are warranted.
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Cancer Causes Control · May 2009
Impact of socioeconomic status on cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis: selected findings from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results: National Longitudinal Mortality Study.
Population-based cancer registry data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are mainly based on medical records and administrative information. Individual-level socioeconomic data are not routinely reported by cancer registries in the United States because they are not available in patient hospital records. The U.S. representative National Longitudinal Mortality Study (NLMS) data provide self-reported, detailed demographic and socioeconomic data from the Social and Economic Supplement to the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey (CPS). In 1999, the NCI initiated the SEER-NLMS study, linking the population-based SEER cancer registry data to NLMS data. The SEER-NLMS data provide a new unique research resource that is valuable for health disparity research on cancer burden. We describe the design, methods, and limitations of this data set. We also present findings on cancer-related health disparities according to individual-level socioeconomic status (SES) and demographic characteristics for all cancers combined and for cancers of the lung, breast, prostate, cervix, and melanoma. ⋯ Socioeconomic patterns in incidence varied for specific cancers, while such patterns for stage were generally consistent across cancers, with late-stage diagnoses being associated with lower SES. These findings illustrate the potential for analyzing disparities in cancer outcomes according to a variety of individual-level socioeconomic, demographic, and health care characteristics, as well as by area measures available in the linked database.
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Cancer Causes Control · Feb 2009
ReviewRisk factors for thyroid cancer: an epidemiological review focused on nutritional factors.
The present review summarizes epidemiological evidence on risk factors for thyroid cancer (TC), in particular, nutritional factors. ⋯ At present, the only recognized measures for reducing TC risk is to avoid ionizing radiation and iodine deficiency, particularly in childhood and young women, and to increase vegetable consumption.
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Cancer Causes Control · Feb 2009
A cluster of vulvar cancer and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in young Australian indigenous women.
To describe the epidemiological features of a possible disease cluster of vulvar cancer and pre-cancers in Australian Indigenous women living in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. ⋯ These data provide evidence of a geographic cluster of vulvar cancer in remote Indigenous communities in northern Australia.