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Provincial variation in colorectal cancer screening adherence in Canada; evidence from the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health
The researchers investigated how social and medical characteristics influence adherence to breast cancer screening in Canada. They used data from five regional cohorts of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health…
Predictors of colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of men and women.
The study found screening for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults was infrequent in this sample and lagged behind screening for other cancers. They suggested that educational programs might afford more…
A two-stage association study identifies methyl-CpG-binding domain protein 2 gene polymorphisms as candidates for breast cancer susceptibility
…a genome-wide study. They restricted their analysis to DNA polymorphisms and selected 22 SNPS. There were certain SNPs that were found to be relevant to breast cancer susceptibility in populations….
Prevalence of meeting physical activity guidelines for cancer prevention in Alberta
…ACS, USDHHS, WCRF/AICR). Women were less likely to reach certain guidelines than men were. Study concluded that people in Alberta, mostly women were not active enough for cancer prevention benefits….
Intrapersonal and social environment correlates of leisure-time physical activity for cancer prevention: a cross-sectional study among Canadian adults.
This study looked at physical activity and cancer prevention . The study team used self-administered questionnares and monitored how much exercise each test subject got. The were able to determine…
Are Physical Activity Levels Linked to Nutrient Adequacy? Implications for Cancer Risk
This study showed that higher PAL would promote better health and have DRIs which would help promote potential cancer-preventing nutrients. Benefits of higher PAIs may extend beyond the usual benefits…
Cancer incidence attributable to the use of oral contraceptives and hormone therapy in Alberta in 2012
…that 6.3% of cancers in Alberta were attributable to use of oral contraceptives. They found that the use of hormone therapy could increase cancer in the province and they warned…
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…
Alberta’s Tomorrow Project: adherence to cancer prevention recommendations pertaining to diet, physical activity and body size
This article explored a cross sectional adherence to preventing cancer. They were scored on a scale of 0-7, being the least and 7 being the most. 14% of the people…
Inherited Chromosomally Integrated Human Herpesvirus 6 and Breast Cancer
…they wanted to do know if such a mutation predisposes a person to cancer development. They found there was no statistically significant association between HHV-6 and breast cancer in women….