Cancer Epidemiology Unit

About: Cancer Epidemiology Unit is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Cancer. The organization has 669 authors who have published 1725 publications receiving 93979 citations.

Sequelae in adults at 12 months after mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Abstract: 1 Department of Medical, Surgical and Health Sciences, Section of Otolaryngology, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy 2 Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy 3 Department of Neurosciences, Section of Otolaryngology, Papa Giovanni XXIII General Hospital, Bergamo, Italy 4 Department of ENT, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK 5 Department of Cardiovascular, Neural and Metabolic Sciences, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Ospedale San Luca, Milano, Italy

Organic food consumption and the incidence of cancer in a large prospective study of women in the United Kingdom.

Abstract: Organically produced foods are less likely than conventionally produced foods to contain pesticide residues. We examined the hypothesis that eating organic food may reduce the risk of soft tissue sarcoma, breast cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other common cancers in a large prospective study of 623 080 middle-aged UK women. Women reported their consumption of organic food and were followed for cancer incidence over the next 9.3 years. Cox regression models were used to estimate adjusted relative risks for cancer incidence by the reported frequency of consumption of organic foods. At baseline, 30%, 63% and 7% of women reported never, sometimes, or usually/always eating organic food, respectively. Consumption of organic food was not associated with a reduction in the incidence of all cancer (n=53 769 cases in total) (RR for usually/always vs never=1.03, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.99–1.07), soft tissue sarcoma (RR=1.37, 95% CI: 0.82–2.27), or breast cancer (RR=1.09, 95% CI: 1.02–1.15), but was associated for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (RR=0.79, 95% CI: 0.65–0.96). In this large prospective study there was little or no decrease in the incidence of cancer associated with consumption of organic food, except possibly for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Trends by anatomic site in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in Canada, 1969-93.

Abstract: Trends in melanoma incidence by anatomic site were examined in Canada where ascertainment of cancer has been of a high standard The analysis included 41,239 malignant melanomas registered between 1969 and 1993 and used an age, period and cohort modeling approach The estimated annual increase was 48% for males and 31% for females but slowed appreciably in the later years The lifetime risk of melanoma appeared to have peaked with women born about 1934 and men born about 1944 The age-standardized rates have now stabilized for women and are expected to plateau for men in the near future The largest relative increases occurred for the upper limbs followed by the trunk for both sexes Comparable generation effects were observed for intermittently exposed sites but the patterns of trend differed between sites for men and women This supports effects due to sex- and site-specific pattern of sun exposure The evidence, for the first time, of more favorable trends among post-World War II generations is thought to reflect reduced exposure to UV rays This may possibly be the earliest signs of the impact of primary prevention programs, particularly if UV radiation also acts as a tumor promoter

Effects of Italian smoking regulation on rates of hospital admission for acute coronary events: a country-wide study.

Abstract: Background Several studies have reported a reduction in acute coronary events (ACEs) in the general population after the enforcement of smoking regulations, although there is uncertainty concerning the magnitude of the effect of such interventions. We conducted a country-wide evaluation of the health effects of the introduction of a smoking ban in public places, using data on hospital admissions for ACEs from the Italian population after the implementation of a national smoking regulation in January 2005.