Adherence to cancer prevention recommendations and risk of breast cancer in situ in the United Kingdom Biobank.

ABSTRACT: A health-conscious lifestyle may protect against breast cancer in situ. However, breast cancer in situ is mainly detected by screening, and many studies lack information on screening participation. Thus, we evaluated the association between prediagnostic lifestyle and risk of breast cancer in situ, accounting for screening participation at recruitment. A score reflecting the adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research cancer prevention recommendations was constructed, using the recommendations on healthy body weight, physical activity, consumption of plant-based foods, red and processed meat, alcohol and avoidance of sugar. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to investigate the association between the lifestyle score and breast cancer

SUBMITTER: Karavasiloglou N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9796371 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature