The mediating role of health behaviors in the association between depression, anxiety and cancer incidence: An individual participant data meta-analysis
Researchers investigated how various health behaviors might mediate the relationships between depression, anxiety, and the onset of different types of cancer. They conducted individual participant data meta-analyses using participants from 18 cohorts from the Psychosocial Factors and Cancer Incidence consortium.The cohorts analyzed included the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health, Ontario Health Study, and CARTaGENE. The findings suggested that smoking serves as a mediating factor that connects depression and anxiety with lung cancer and other cancers related to smoking.
Psychosocial factors, health behaviors and risk of cancer incidence: Testing interaction and effect modification in an individual participant data meta-analysis
Researchers determined whether psychosocial factors interact with or modify the effects of health behaviors, such as smoking and alcohol use, in relation to cancer incidence. Data were used from 22 cohorts, including the Ontario Health Study, Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health, and CARTaGENE. After exploring 744 combinations of psychosocial factors, the researchers found no evidence that psychosocial factors interacted with or modified health behaviors related to cancer incidence.
Depression, anxiety, and the risk of cancer: An individual participant data meta-analysis
Researchers performed meta-analyses within the Psychosocial Factors and Cancer Incidence (PSY-CA) consortium to develop a stronger foundation for addressing associations between depression, anxiety, and the incidence of various cancer types. They found that depression and anxiety are not related to increased risk for most cancer outcomes, except for lung and smoking-related cancers.
Global Biobank Meta-analysis Initiative: Powering genetic discovery across human disease
L’Initiative mondiale de méta-analyse des biobanques est un réseau collaboratif de 23 biobanques, représentant plus de 2,2 millions de participants consentants dont les données génétiques sont liées aux dossiers de santé électroniques. Cet effort de collaboration améliorera le pouvoir des études d’association pangénomiques pour les maladies, profitera aux maladies peu étudiées et améliorera la prédiction des risques.
Maelstrom Research guidelines for rigorous retrospective data harmonization
Cet article examine les meilleures façons de procéder à l’harmonisation des données. En adhérant aux lignes directrices proposées, les chercheurs ont voulu trouver la meilleure façon d’obtenir des données propres. Ils ont constaté qu’en respectant les lignes directrices, l’harmonisation des données est plus facile à réaliser.