Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 280
Ethnic differences in the incidence of cancer in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-24)
Traditionally there have been differences in cancer incidence across geographic regions. When immigrants have moved from low-income to high-income countries, their incidence have changed as they have adapted to the lifestyle in the new host country. Given worldwide changes in lifestyle factors over time, we decided to examine cancer incidence in immigrant groups in Norway, a country with a recent ...
Pre-diagnosis insulin-like growth factor-I and risk of epithelial invasive ovarian cancer by histological subtypes: A collaborative re-analysis from the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-16)
Purpose: <br>Biologic evidence suggests that the Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-family may be
involved in the etiology of epithelial invasive ovarian cancer (EOC). However, prospective
studies investigating the role of IGF-I in ovarian carcinogenesis have yielded conflicting
results.<br>
Methods: <br>We pooled and harmonized data from 6 case-control studies nested within the
Ovarian Cancer ...
Physical activity and risk of endometrial cancer in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-20)
Few studies have investigated the association between endometrial cancer and physical activity (PA) using repeated measures of PA and different subtypes of endometrial cancer. We aimed to investigate the association between endometrial cancer and PA level at two points in time in women with different body mass index (BMI) profiles, and to calculate the population attributable fraction (PAF) of ...
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-06)
Background:<br>
Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many
countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity
remain uncertain.<br>
<br>Methods: <br>
We analyzed data from 68.5 million persons to assess the trends in the prevalence
of overweight and obesity among children and adults between 1980 and 2015. Using
the ...
Prediagnostic calcium intake and lung cancer survival: A pooled analysis of 12 cohort studies
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Manuskript; Peer reviewed; Preprint, 2017-03-06)
<p><i>Background</i>: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Little is known about whether prediagnostic nutritional factors may affect survival. We examined the associations of prediagnostic calcium intake from foods and/or supplements with lung cancer survival.</p>
<p><i>Methods</i>: The present analysis included 23,882 incident, primary lung cancer patients from 12 prospective cohort ...
Coffee, tea and melanoma risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-20)
In vitro and animal studies suggest that bioactive constituents of coffee and tea may have anticarcinogenic effects against cutaneous melanoma; however, epidemiological evidence is limited to date. We examined the relationships between coffee (total, caffeinated or decaffeinated) and tea consumption and risk of melanoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). EPIC ...
Coffee and tea consumption and the contribution of their added ingredients to total energy and nutrient intakes in 10 European countries: Benchmark data from the late 1990s
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-05)
Background: <br>Coffee and tea are among the most commonly consumed nonalcoholic
beverages worldwide, but methodological differences in assessing intake often hamper comparisons
across populations. We aimed to (i) describe coffee and tea intakes and (ii) assess their contribution to
intakes of selected nutrients in adults across 10 European countries. <br>Method: <br>Between 1995 and 2000,
...
Occupational solvent exposure and adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia: No risk in a population-based case-control study in four Nordic countries
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-15)
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of occupational solvent exposure on the risk of adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The current case–control study was nested in the Nordic Occupational Cancer Study (NOCCA) cohort. 20,615 CLL cases diagnosed in 1961–2005 in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and 103,075 population-based controls matched by year of birth, sex, and country were ...
Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for renal cell carcinoma
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-09)
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified six risk loci for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We conducted a meta-analysis of two new scans of 5,198 cases and 7,331 controls together with four existing scans, totalling 10,784 cases and 20,406 controls of European ancestry. Twenty-four loci were tested in an additional 3,182 cases and 6,301 controls. We confirm the six known RCC risk ...
Sun exposure and psychotic experiences
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-19)
Objective:<br>Sun exposure is considered the single most important source of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency has been suggested to play a role in the etiology of psychotic disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between sun exposure and psychotic experiences (PEs) in a general population sample of Swedish women.<br>Methods:<br>The study population included participants ...