Abstract:Aim: To quantify the burden of colorectal cancer in Australia avoidable by modifications to established lifestyle-related risk factors: smoking, excess body weight, excessive red and processed meat consumption, excessive alcohol consumption and physical inactivity.
Methods: Data on exposure to lifestyle-related risk factors from seven Australian cohort studies (N = 367,772) were harmonized and pooled. The cohorts were linked to the Australian Cancer Database and National Death Index to identify … Show more
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