Cancer incidence attributable to red and processed meat consumption in Alberta in 2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Consumption of red and processed meats has been associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer. The purpose of this study was to estimate the proportion and absolute number of cancers in Alberta in 2012 that could be attributed to the consumption of red and processed meat.

Methods

The number and proportion of colorectal cancers in Alberta that were attributable to red and processed meat consumption were estimated using population attributable risk. Relative risks were obtained from the World Cancer Research Fund's 2011 Continuous Update Project on Colorectal Cancer, and the prevalence of red and processed meat consumption was estimated using dietary data from Alberta's Tomorrow Project. Age- and sex-specific colorectal cancer incidence data for 2012 were o

SUBMITTER: Grundy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5173478 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature