Sentences with phrase «on cancer risk compared»

The relative contribution of intrinsic (e.g. genetic) and extrinsic (e.g. environmental) risk factors in cancer development is the subject of a paper published in the journal Nature, which reports that external risk factors have a greater influence on cancer risk compared to intrinsic risk factors which only contribute modestly.

Not exact matches

«All vegetarians together had on average a 22 per cent reduction in the risk of developing colorectal cancer, compared with non-vegetarians,» said Orlich.

Using genome data from more than 50,000 cancer cases and 60,000 controls through the GAME - ON (Genetic Associations and Mechanisms in Oncology) network, the team compared telomere lengths with the risk of developing breast, lung, colorectal, ovarian and prostate cancers, including subtypes.

Japanese women have a longer menstrual cycle — about 32 days on average, compared to the 26 to 29 days that is typical in Britain — and a quarter of the risk of breast cancer.

The data for the current analysis compared the effect of selenium and vitamin E, taken either alone or combined, on prostate cancer risk among 1,739 men who were diagnosed with prostate cancer and, for comparison purposes, a random sample of 3,117 men without prostate cancer who were matched to the cases by race and age.

Larsen will present the study, «Short and Long - Term Risk of Congestive Heart Failure in Breast Cancer and Lymphoma Patients Compared to Controls: an Epidemiologic Study,» on Saturday, March 10.

The researchers looked at the risk of developing cervical cancer between the ages of 61 and 80 depending on the women's screening history when in their 50s, and compared the risk of developing cervical cancer depending on if the women had been screened after the age of 60 or not.

When tested on 335 high - risk lesions, the model correctly diagnosed 97 percent of the breast cancers as malignant and reduced the number of benign surgeries by more than 30 percent compared to existing approaches.

Worldwide, lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer.1 In the United Kingdom, its annual incidence is second only to that of breast cancer, accounting for around 39000 new cancer diagnoses annually.2 In countries that have seen a high prevalence of smoking, around 90 % of diagnoses of lung cancer are attributable to cigarette smoking.3 The increased incidence from smoking is proportional to the length and intensity of smoking history.4 On average, a lifetime smoker has a 20-fold increase in the risk of developing lung cancer compared with a lifetime non - smoker.1 Lung cancer is more common in men than in women, closely following past patterns of smoking prevalence, and 80 % of cases are diagnosed in people aged over 60.2

The WHO's argument rests on epidemiological evidence from industrial and occupational exposure, populations that have been exposed to 10 - 1000 times the concentrations of TCDD compared to the general population.4 While admitting the absence of a strong case for the elevation of any specific cancer, they have compiled four major cohort studies to find a 40 percent increased risk for all cancers combined for «highly exposed» workers, the definition of which differed between studies.

Four studies failed to demonstrate an inverse association with colorectal cancer, while a fifth found that people who consumed the equivalent of 2.5 cups of crucifers per week had a decreased risk of colon cancer but an increased risk of rectal cancer compared to those who consumed the equivalent of one - half cup per week.2 A pooled analysis of eight studies on the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and breast cancer showed no relationship with crucifers.25 None of four studies showed an inverse association with prostate cancer, but one of them found a 28 percent reduced risk for the consumption of five servings of crucifers per week compared to one serving per week when they limited the analysis to men who were diagnosed with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, which is considered a more sensitive diagnostic measurement.

Among these studies are studies on more than 19,000 children representing of 47,000 patient years of growth hormone treatment; a prospective study of 100 adult growth hormone — deficient patients followed for 1 to 4 years, a study of 910 children treated with growth hormone for 11 years, a study of 32 adults and children followed for up to 40 years treated with growth hormone (average 10.8 years); a study of 180 growth hormone — treated children followed for over 6 years with reduced cancer recurrence risk (RR 0.6); a prospective analysis of 289 growth hormone — deficient adults who, after 5 years of growth hormone therapy, showed lower risk of malignancy (RR 0.25) and decreased risk of myocardial infarction (RR 0.19) and early mortality (RR 0.22) compared with the untreated group.

On September 24, 1907, the New York Times published an article entitled «Cancer Increasing among Meat Eaters,» which described a seven - year epidemiological study showing that meat - eaters were at high cancer risk, compared with those choosing other stCancer Increasing among Meat Eaters,» which described a seven - year epidemiological study showing that meat - eaters were at high cancer risk, compared with those choosing other stcancer risk, compared with those choosing other staples.

Diabetics who take insulin compared to those on oral medications almost double their risk of cancer.

A review of 40 studies on gastrointestinal cancers found a 21 to 43 percent lower cancer risk with high intake of whole grains compared to low intakes.21 Although studies examining the risk of hormone - dependent cancers are limited, the same review found that subjects in the highest category of whole grain intake had a 10 to 45 percent lower risk of endometrial cancer and a 37 to 40 percent lower risk for ovarian cancer.21