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Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to low fruit and vegetable consumption in Canada

Abstract

Low fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with colorectal cancer and may be associated with lung, breast, bladder, pancreatic, ovarian, liver, stomach, esophageal, head and neck cancers. We estimated the current attributable and future avoidable burden of cancer associated with low fruit and vegetable consumption in Canada. Using data on cancer incidence, exposure prevalence and risk effects, we estimated the population attributable …

Authors

Poirier AE; Ruan Y; Hebert LA; Grevers X; Walter SD; Villeneuve PJ; Brenner DR; Friedenreich CM; Team CS

Journal

Preventive Medicine, Vol. 122, , pp. 20–30

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

May 2019

DOI

10.1016/j.ypmed.2019.03.013

ISSN

0091-7435