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Cancer incidence attributable to insufficient fibre consumption in Alberta in 2012

…with colon cancer due to lack of fibre. The study showed that 66-67% of men and 73-78% of women did not have enough fibre in their diets. As such, the…

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Patterns and predictors of adherence to colorectal cancer screening recommendations in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project participants stratified by risk

The research team wanted to determine how colorectal cancer screening was relevant to modifiable behavior for cancer control. They looked at 9641 particpants and were grouped based on their age,…

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CanPath at the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference 2023

…C5: Cancer Epidemiology II – Exploring Environmental Exposure to Arsenic and Cancer Risk in the Atlantic PATH Cohort using Toxicological and Machine Learning Methods Presenter: Dr. Ellen Sweeney, Research Director,…

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HEAL and CHARM: How diet, activity and environment shape health

Cancer Research Institute who uses biomarkers to determine how occupational, environmental, and lifestyle factors affect cancer risk.  Dr. Alexandra Pepetone from the University of British Columbia is the Research Project…

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CanPath à la conférence 2023 de la Société canadienne d'épidémiologie et de biostatistique

…parallèle B5 : Épidémiologie du parcours de vie et des maladies chroniques – Tirer parti des cohortes de santé de la population pour identifier les biomarqueurs du cancer dans le…

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BIEN et CHARM: Comment l'alimentation, l'activité physique et l'environnement influencent la santé

…mode de vie influent sur le risque de cancer.  La Dre Alexandra Pepetone, de l’Université de Colombie-Britannique, est responsable du projet de recherche BIEN, et Alyssa Milano, du Cancer Control…

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Arsenic Speciation and Metallomics Profiling of Human Toenails as a Biomarker to Assess Prostate Cancer Cases: Atlantic PATH Cohort Study

…between prostate cancer cases and controls, and evaluate the utility of toenail and urine biomarkers. Toenails were found to be viable biomarkers for altered arsenic speciation in prostate cancer cases….

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Webinar on applying for Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project data and biosamples to support key questions in cancer research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has launched a funding opportunity to use data and biosamples from existing cohorts and databases to address key questions in cancer research. To…

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Development and external validation of partial proportional odds risk prediction models for cancer stage at diagnosis among males and females in Canada

This study examined health patterns in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project participants before cancer diagnosis to find factors related to cancers caught early versus late. The researchers found factors then tested them…

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Webinaire sur l’obtention de données et d’échantillons biologiques auprès du Projet de partenariat canadien Espoir pour demain pour répondre à des questions clés du domaine de la recherche sur le cancer

…existantes pour répondre à des questions clés en matière de recherche sur le cancer. Pour savoir si les données et les échantillons pouvant être obtenus auprès du Projet de partenariat…

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