Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: introduction and overview
Objective: To describe the approach underpinning a national project to estimate the numbers and proportions of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 that are attributable to modifiable causal factors.
David C. Whiteman +18 more
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Background Previous studies have investigated the association between cardiometabolic risk factors and cardiovascular disease (CVD), but evidence of the attributable burden of individual and combined cardiometabolic risk factors for CVD and mortality is ...
Xue Cao +12 more
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Objectives: To estimate the proportion and number of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 attributable to combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use. Methods: We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) for cancers causally associated with ...
Susan J. Jordan +8 more
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Disease burden due to biomass cooking-fuel-related household air pollution among women in India [PDF]
Background: Household air pollution (HAP) due to biomass cooking fuel use is an important risk factor for a range of diseases, especially among adult women who are primary cooks, in India.
Meena Sehgal +2 more
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The population attributable fraction of occupational COPD among Danish women [PDF]
The PAF of occupational COPD among Danish women http://ow.ly/CEmy308XEgl.
Else Würtz +4 more
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The population impact of common mental disorders and long-term physical conditions on disability and hospital admission [PDF]
Background: Long-term physical conditions (LTCs) consume the largest share of healthcare budgets. Although common mental disorders (CMDs) and LTCs often co-occur, the potential impact of improved mental health treatment on severe disability and hospital ...
Bebbington, Paul +7 more
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Alcohol as a Risk Factor for Cancer: Existing Evidence in a Global Perspective [PDF]
The purpose of the present review is to give an overview of the association between alcohol intake and the risk of developing cancer. Two large-scale expert reports; the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF)/American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR ...
Nina Roswall, Elisabete Weiderpass
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Attributable risk of suicide for populations in Australia
ObjectiveEach year approximately 3,000 Australians die by suicide. We estimated the population attributable risk for identified target populations to provide evidence on how much of the overall burden of suicide in the Australian population is ...
Piumee Bandara +10 more
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Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions
Objective: To estimate the numbers and proportions of cancers occurring in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable causal factors. Methods: We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) of cancers associated with exposure to 13 causal ...
David C. Whiteman +18 more
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Attributable fraction of tobacco smoking on cancer using population-based nationwide cancer incidence and mortality data in Korea [PDF]
Smoking is by far the most important cause of cancer that can be modified at the individual level. Cancer incidence and mortality rates in Korea are the highest among all Asian countries, and smoking prevalence in Korean men is one of the highest in ...
Boffetta, Paolo +11 more
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