Menée à partir de données de l'Assurance maladie coréenne portant sur plus de 2 millions de personnes (58 % d'hommes ; durée moyenne de suivi : 13,4 ans), cette étude analyse l'évolution du risque de cancer en fonction du temps écoulé depuis le sevrage tabagique

Cancer Risk Following Smoking Cessation in Korea

Park, Eunjung ; Kang, Hee-Yeon ; Lim, Min Kyung ; Kim, Byungmi ; Oh, Jin-Kyoung

Tobacco smoking is associated with increased risk of various cancers, and smoking cessation has been associated with reduced cancer risks, but it is still unclear how many years of smoking cessation are required to significantly reduce the cancer risk. Therefore, investigating the association of smoking cessation with cancer is essential.To investigate the time course of cancer risk according to the time elapsed since smoking cessation and the benefits of smoking cessation according to the age [...]

Menée auprès de 2 343 femmes d'origine mexicaine (âge médian : 59 ans ; durée moyenne de suivi : 14,4 ans), cette étude analyse l'association entre un régime alimentaire mexicain traditionnel et le risque total de cancer (270 cas), le risque de cancer du sein (88 cas) et le risque de cancer colorectal (37 cas)

Traditional Mexican dietary pattern and cancer risk among women of Mexican descent

Loroña, Nicole C. ; Santiago-Torres, Margarita ; Lopez-Pentecost, Melissa ; Garcia, Lorena ; Shadyab, Aladdin H. ; Sun, Yangbo ; Kroenke, Candyce H. ; Snetselaar, Linda G. ; Stefanick, Marcia L. ; Neuhouser, Marian L.

Purpose: To examine the association of a traditional Mexican diet score with risk of total, breast, and colorectal cancer among women of Mexican ethnic descent in the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI). Methods: Participants were WHI enrollees who self-identified as being of Mexican descent. Data from food frequency questionnaires self-administered at study baseline were used to calculate the MexD score, with higher scores indicating greater adherence to an a priori-defined traditional Mexican [...]

Menée à partir de données d'études italiennes et suisses incluant 10 482 patients atteints d'un cancer, cette étude analyse l'association entre la quantité de légumineuses consommées et le risque de cancer par localisation

Legume intake and cancer risk in a network of case-control studies

Patel, Linia ; La Vecchia, Carlo ; Negri, Eva ; Mignozzi, Silvia ; Augustin, Livia S. A. ; Levi, Fabio ; Serraino, Diego ; Giacosa, Attilio ; Alicandro, Gianfranco

Evidence on the relationship between legume consumption and risk of specific cancer sites is inconclusive. We used data from a series of case-controls studies, conducted in Italy and in the Swiss Canton of Vaud between 1991 and 2009 to quantify the association between legume consumption and several cancer sites including oral cavity, esophagus, larynx, stomach, colorectum, breast, endometrium, ovary, prostate and kidney. Multiple logistic regression models controlled for sex, age, education, [...]

Cette étude examine l'effet de l'application de la Convention-cadre de l'OMS pour la lutte antitabac dans 170 pays sur le nombre de jeunes fumeurs (âge inférieur à 25 ans) et sur le nombre de personnes ayant arrêté de fumer

Reductions in smoking due to ratification of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control in 171 countries

Paraje, Guillermo ; Flores Muñoz, Mauricio ; Wu, Daphne C. ; Jha, Prabhat

Smoking globally kills over half of long-term smokers and causes about 7 million annual deaths. The World Health Organization Framework Convention for Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the main global policy strategy to combat smoking, but its effectiveness is uncertain. Our interrupted time series analyses compared before- and after-FCTC trends in the numbers and prevalence of smokers below the age of 25 years (when smoking initiation occurs and during which response to interventions is greatest) and [...]

Menée aux Etats-Unis par enquête en ligne auprès 2 622 personnes (âge : 15-24 ans), cette étude identifie les thèmes et messages à utiliser dans les campagnes éducatives concernant la cigarette électronique et ciblant les adolescents et les jeunes adultes

Promising Themes for Electronic Cigarette Prevention Campaigns for Youth and Young Adults

Zhao, Xiaoquan ; Malterud, Andie ; Curry, Laurel ; Malo, Vincenzo ; MacMonegle, Anna ; Nonnemaker, James ; Allen, Jane

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are the most widely used tobacco product by youth and young adults in the United States (U.S.). Effective prevention campaigns require identification of appropriate content focus for message construction.A sample of 2,622 youth and young adults ages 15-24 were recruited through social media advertisements and completed an online survey. Respondents reported current e-cigarette use or intention to use if not currently using. They also indicated agreement or [...]