Background: Alcohol consumption has been associated with risk of oral cavity/pharyngeal,
laryngeal, esophageal, liver, colorectal and breast cancers. The purpose of this study was to …

Ethics review of research involving humans has become something of an institution in recent
years. It is intended to protect participants from harm and, to that end, follows rigorous …

Radon is widely recognized as a human carcinogen and findings from epidemiologic
studies support a causal association between residential radon exposure and lung cancer …

Background: Estimates of the proportion of cancer cases that can be attributed to modifiable
risk factors are not available for Canada and, more specifically, Alberta. The purpose of this …

Background: Radon is carcinogenic, and exposure to radon has been shown to increase the
risk of lung cancer. The objective of this study was to quantify the proportion and number of …

Background: Consumption of red and processed meats has been associated with an
increased risk of colorectal cancer. The purpose of this study was to estimate the proportion …

Background: Physical inactivity has been consistently associated with increased risk of
colorectal, endometrial, breast (in postmenopausal women), prostate, lung and ovarian …

Background: Hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapies are classified as
carcinogenic to humans (group 1) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. We …

Background: Due to the staggering number of tobacco users in India, it is important to
determine the exact mortality and morbidity rates due to tobacco use. This study aimed to …

Background: The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified outdoor air
pollution (fine particulate matter [PM2. 5]) as a Group 1 lung carcinogen in humans. We …