Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: introduction and overview.

ABSTRACT:

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.

Methods

We estimated the population attributable fraction (PAF) (or prevented fraction) of cancers associated with exposure to causal (or preventive) factors using standard formulae. Where possible, we also estimated the potential impact on cancer incidence resulting from changes in prevalence of exposure. Analyses were restricted to factors declared causal by international agencies: tobacco smoke; alcohol; solar radiation; infectious agents; obesity; insufficient physical activity; insufficient intakes of fruits, vegetables and fibre; red and processed meat; menopausal hormone

SUBMITTER: Whiteman DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4606764 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature