Lifestyle changes and risk of cancer: experience from the Swedish women's lifestyle and health cohort study

Lifestyle changes and risk of cancer: experience from the Swedish women's lifestyle and health cohort study

The impact of lifestyle changes on cancer risk is yet to be elucidated. We investigated this issue in the Swedish Women's Lifestyle and Health Cohort Study. We measured changes by comparing two questionnaires, filled in 1991/92 and 2003. We followed women for cancer from 2003 until 2012. We use...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta oncologica 2021-07, Vol.60 (7), p.827-834
Hauptverfasser: Botteri, Edoardo, Berstad, Paula, Sandin, Sven, Weiderpass, Elisabete
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcohol Drinking - epidemiology
Body Mass Index
Breast Neoplasms
cancer risk
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Life Style
Lifestyle changes
lifestyle recommendations
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Risk Factors
Sweden - epidemiology
women's health
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Zusammenfassung:The impact of lifestyle changes on cancer risk is yet to be elucidated. We investigated this issue in the Swedish Women's Lifestyle and Health Cohort Study. We measured changes by comparing two questionnaires, filled in 1991/92 and 2003. We followed women for cancer from 2003 until 2012. We used Cox regression models to assess the effect of changes in smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI), physical activity and a lifestyle score on the risk of lifestyle-related cancer. One point was added to the lifestyle score for each of these: non-smoking, alcohol consumption ≤12 grams/day, BMI
ISSN:0284-186X
1651-226X
1651-226X
DOI:10.1080/0284186X.2021.1919756