Preventable causes of cancer in Texas by Race/Ethnicity: Inadequate diet.

ABSTRACT: We estimated the percentage and number of all incident cancer cases diagnosed in Texas in 2015 that were attributable to inadequate diet and examined for racial/ethnic differences. We calculated population attributable fractions for cancers with a causal relationship with red and processed meat consumption, insufficient fiber intake, and insufficient calcium intake, using prevalence estimates from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and relative risk estimates from the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research 2018 Third Expert Report. Overall, 3.3% of all new cancers (3,428 cases) diagnosed in Texas in 2015 were attributable to inadequate diet. More diet-associated cancers were diagnosed in men (3.8%) than women (2.9%). Insufficient fiber intake (1

SUBMITTER: Gudenkauf FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8684018 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature