British Journal of Cancer

Series 19 April 2021

Epidemiology

The Epidemiology subject category is edited by Professor Per Hall (Stockholm, Sweden) and Professor Rulla Tamimi (New York, USA).

This subject category focuses on prevention, early detection, and factors that influences risk and prognosis of cancer.

See below for the latest research from this subject category

Articles

Anticipated help-seeking for cancer symptoms before and after the coronavirus pandemic: results from the Onco-barometer population survey in Spain
- Dafina Petrova
- Marina Pollán
- Maria-José Sánchez
ArticleOpen Access14 Apr 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Number of siblings and survival from childhood leukaemia: a national register-based cohort study from Sweden
- Hanna Mogensen
- Karin Modig
- Giorgio Tettamanti
Article14 Apr 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Comparative performance of lung cancer risk models to define lung screening eligibility in the United Kingdom
- Hilary A. Robbins
- Karine Alcala
- Mattias Johansson
ArticleOpen Access12 Apr 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Prevalent diabetes and risk of total, colorectal, prostate and breast cancers in an ageing population: meta-analysis of individual participant data from cohorts of the CHANCES consortium
- Amina Amadou
- Heinz Freisling
- Isabelle Romieu
Article26 Mar 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Causal effects of gallstone disease on risk of gastrointestinal cancer in Chinese
- Yuanjie Pang
- Jun Lv
- Liming Li
Article26 Mar 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Post-diagnostic coffee and tea consumption and breast cancer survival
- Maryam S. Farvid
- Nicholas D. Spence
- Michelle D. Holmes
Article24 Mar 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Racial/ethnic differences in anthropometric and hormone-related factors and endometrial cancer risk: the Multiethnic Cohort Study
- Danja Sarink
- Lynne R. Wilkens
- Melissa A. Merritt
Article15 Mar 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Investigation of circulating metabolites associated with breast cancer risk by untargeted metabolomics: a case–control study nested within the French E3N cohort
- Elodie Jobard
- Laure Dossus
- Joseph A. Rothwell
ArticleOpen Access15 Mar 2021 British Journal of Cancer
The association of body fat composition with risk of breast, endometrial, ovarian and colorectal cancers among normal weight participants in the UK Biobank
- Rhonda S. Arthur
- Andrew J. Dannenberg
- Thomas E. Rohan
Article15 Mar 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Socio-demographic variation in stage at diagnosis of breast, bladder, colon, endometrial, lung, melanoma, prostate, rectal, renal and ovarian cancer in England and its population impact
- M. E. Barclay
- G. A. Abel
- G. Lyratzopoulos
ArticleOpen Access9 Feb 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Genetically predicted physical activity levels are associated with lower colorectal cancer risk: a Mendelian randomisation study
- Xiaomeng Zhang
- Evropi Theodoratou
- Maria Timofeeva
ArticleOpen Access29 Jan 2021 British Journal of Cancer
CYP3A7*1C allele: linking premenopausal oestrone and progesterone levels with risk of hormone receptor-positive breast cancers
- Nichola Johnson
- Sarah Maguire
- Olivia Fletcher
ArticleOpen Access26 Jan 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Long-term risk of subsequent cancer incidence among hereditary and nonhereditary retinoblastoma survivors
- Sara J. Schonfeld
- Ruth A. Kleinerman
- Lindsay M. Morton
ArticleOpen Access21 Jan 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Lack of an association between gallstone disease and bilirubin levels with risk of colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis
- Richard Culliford
- Alex J. Cornish
- Richard S. Houlston
ArticleOpen Access7 Jan 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Dairy intake during adolescence and risk of colorectal adenoma later in life
- Katharina Nimptsch
- Dong Hoon Lee
- Kana Wu
ArticleOpen Access4 Jan 2021 British Journal of Cancer
Exploring the impact of cancer registry completeness on international cancer survival differences: a simulation study
- Therese M.-L. Andersson
- Mark J. Rutherford
- Paul C. Lambert
ArticleOpen Access9 Dec 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Metformin use and lung cancer survival: a population-based study in Norway
- Suzan Brancher
- Nathalie C. Støer
- Trond-Eirik Strand
ArticleOpen Access2 Dec 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Infiltrating T-cell markers in cervical carcinogenesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Tamara R. Litwin
- Sarah R. Irvin
- Nicolas Wentzensen
ArticleOpen Access1 Dec 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Pathological features of 11,337 patients with primary ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and subsequent events: results from the UK Sloane Project
- Abeer M. Shaaban
- Bridget Hilton
- on behalf of the Sloane Project Steering Committee
ArticleOpen Access17 Nov 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Understanding the impact of sex and stage differences on melanoma cancer patient survival: a SEER-based study
- Aiden J. Smith
- Paul C. Lambert
- Mark J. Rutherford
ArticleOpen Access4 Nov 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Serum lipid profiles and risk of colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank
- Zhe Fang
- Mingming He
- Mingyang Song
ArticleOpen Access3 Nov 2020 British Journal of Cancer
The fraction of lung cancer attributable to smoking in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) Study
- Merethe S. Hansen
- Idlir Licaj
- Inger Torhild Gram
ArticleOpen Access27 Oct 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Alcohol consumption, drinking patterns and cancer incidence in an Australian cohort of 226,162 participants aged 45 years and over
- Peter Sarich
- Karen Canfell
- Marianne F. Weber
ArticleOpen Access11 Oct 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Association of post-diagnostic use of cholera vaccine with survival outcome in breast cancer patients
- Guoqiao Zheng
- Jan Sundquist
- Jianguang Ji
ArticleOpen Access7 Oct 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Antibiotic use and risk of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis
- Johanna Simin
- Romina Fornes
- Nele Brusselaers
ArticleOpen Access24 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Examination of potential novel biochemical factors in relation to prostate cancer incidence and mortality in UK Biobank
- Aurora Perez-Cornago
- Georgina K. Fensom
- Ruth C. Travis
ArticleOpen Access23 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Relationship of leukaemias with long-term ambient air pollution exposures in the adult Danish population
- Robin C. Puett
- Aslak Harbo Poulsen
- Ole Raaschou-Nielsen
ArticleOpen Access17 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Does insulin-like growth factor moderate the association between height and risk of cancer at 24 sites?
- Solange Parra-Soto
- Frederick K. Ho
- Carlos Celis-Morales
ArticleOpen Access14 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
The effect of vitamin D supplementation on survival in patients with colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
- Peter G. Vaughan-Shaw
- Louis F. Buijs
- Malcolm G. Dunlop
ArticleOpen Access15 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
A systematic review of meta-analyses assessing the validity of tumour response endpoints as surrogates for progression-free or overall survival in cancer
- Katy Cooper
- Paul Tappenden
- Kate Ennis
ArticleOpen Access11 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Bisphosphonates and risk of cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Yuan-Yuan Li
- Li-Jie Gao
- Cun-Xian Jia
ArticleOpen Access9 Sep 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Alcohol drinking and head and neck cancer risk: the joint effect of intensity and duration
- Gioia Di Credico
- Jerry Polesel
- Valeria Edefonti
ArticleOpen Access24 Aug 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Association of obesity status and metabolic syndrome with site-specific cancers: a population-based cohort study
- Zhi Cao
- Xiaomin Zheng
- Yaogang Wang
ArticleOpen Access30 Jul 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Impact of mammographic screening and advanced cancer definition on the percentage of advanced-stage cancers in a steady-state breast screening programme in the Netherlands
- Linda de Munck
- Sabine Siesling
- Geertruida H. de Bock
ArticleOpen Access9 Jul 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Total burden of disease in cancer patients at diagnosis—a Danish nationwide study of multimorbidity and redeemed medication
- Katrine Loeppenthin
- Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton
- Pernille Envold Bidstrup
ArticleOpen Access7 Jul 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Seropositivity for Helicobacter pylori and hepatobiliary cancers in the PLCO study
- Rishi Makkar
- Julia Butt
- Gwen Murphy
Brief CommunicationOpen Access29 Jun 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Machine learning-based lifetime breast cancer risk reclassification compared with the BOADICEA model: impact on screening recommendations
- Chang Ming
- Valeria Viassolo
- Maria C. Katapodi
ArticleOpen Access22 Jun 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Distinct temporal trends in breast cancer incidence from 1997 to 2016 by molecular subtypes: a population-based study of Scottish cancer registry data
- Ines Mesa-Eguiagaray
- Sarah H. Wild
- Jonine D. Figueroa
ArticleOpen Access19 Jun 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Acid-suppressive medications and risk of colorectal cancer: results from three large prospective cohort studies
- Ana Babic
- Xuehong Zhang
- Kimmie Ng
ArticleOpen Access16 Jun 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Supplemental breast cancer-screening ultrasonography in women with dense breasts: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Wei-Hsin Yuan
- Hui-Chen Hsu
- Chia-Hung Wu
Article12 Jun 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Resistance training and total and site-specific cancer risk: a prospective cohort study of 33,787 US men
- Leandro F. M. Rezende
- Dong Hoon Lee
- Edward L. Giovannucci
ArticleOpen Access4 Jun 2020 British Journal of Cancer
The association of diabetes with risk of prostate cancer defined by clinical and molecular features
- Xiaoshuang Feng
- Mingyang Song
- Lorelei A. Mucci
ArticleOpen Access29 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Fatal prostate cancer incidence trends in the United States and England by race, stage, and treatment
- Eboneé N. Butler
- Scott P. Kelly
- Michael B. Cook
ArticleOpen Access20 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Association between the National Cancer Screening Programme (NSCP) for gastric cancer and oesophageal cancer mortality
- Jie-Hyun Kim
- Kyung-Do Han
- for the Big Data Research Group (BDRG) of the Korean Society of Gastroenterology (KSG)
ArticleOpen Access13 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Impact on survival of modelling increased surgical resection rates in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cardiovascular comorbidities: a VICORI study
- Catherine A. Welch
- Michael J. Sweeting
- Michael Peake
ArticleOpen Access11 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Use of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists and risk of gastric cancer in two population-based studies
- Peipei Liu
- Úna C. McMenamin
- Chris R. Cardwell
ArticleOpen Access5 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors and risk of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma among women: results from cohort studies in the Liver Cancer Pooling Project and the UK Biobank
- Jessica L. Petrick
- Úna C. McMenamin
- Katherine A. McGlynn
ArticleOpen Access7 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Delayed breast cancer diagnosis after repeated recall at biennial screening mammography: an observational follow-up study from the Netherlands
- Joost R. C. Lameijer
- Adri C. Voogd
- Lucien E. M. Duijm
ArticleOpen Access11 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Trends in cervical cancer incidence in sub-Saharan Africa
- Elima Jedy-Agba
- Walburga Yvonne Joko
- Donald Maxwell Parkin
ArticleOpen Access27 Apr 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Impact of HPV vaccination on cervical screening performance: a population-based cohort study
- Jiayao Lei
- Alexander Ploner
- K. Miriam Elfström
ArticleOpen Access4 May 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Pregnancy-related risk factors for sex cord-stromal tumours and germ cell tumours in parous women: a registry-based study
- Camilla Sköld
- Tone Bjørge
- Ingrid Glimelius
ArticleOpen Access27 Apr 2020 British Journal of Cancer
The association between unexpected weight loss and cancer diagnosis in primary care: a matched cohort analysis of 65,000 presentations
- Brian D. Nicholson
- Willie Hamilton
- Paul Aveyard
ArticleOpen Access15 Apr 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Associations between calcium and magnesium intake and the risk of incident oesophageal cancer: an analysis of the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study prospective cohort
- Shailja C. Shah
- Qi Dai
- Martha J. Shrubsole
ArticleOpen Access3 Apr 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Addition of an online, validated family history questionnaire to the Dutch FIT-based screening programme did not improve its diagnostic yield
- Victorine H. Roos
- Frank G. J. Kallenberg
- Evelien Dekker
ArticleOpen Access20 Apr 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Progression-free survival as a surrogate for overall survival in oncology trials: a methodological systematic review
- Lisa Belin
- Aidan Tan
- Agnès Dechartres
ArticleOpen Access26 Mar 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Real-world data on cervical cancer risk stratification by cytology and HPV genotype to inform the management of HPV-positive women in routine cervical screening
- Dana Hashim
- Birgit Engesæter
- Mari Nygård
ArticleOpen Access3 Apr 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Young adulthood body mass index, adult weight gain and breast cancer risk: the PROCAS Study (United Kingdom)
- Andrew G. Renehan
- Mary Pegington
- D. Gareth Evans
ArticleOpen Access23 Mar 2020 British Journal of Cancer
Adherence to the WCRF/AICR 2018 recommendations for cancer prevention and risk of cancer: prospective cohort studies of men and women
- Joanna Kaluza
- Holly R. Harris
- Alicja Wolk
ArticleOpen Access25 Mar 2020 British Journal of Cancer

Brief Communication

The COVID-19 pandemic and impact on breast cancer diagnoses: what happened in England in the first half of 2020
- Toral Gathani
- Gill Clayton
- Kieran Horgan
Brief CommunicationOpen Access30 Nov 2020 British Journal of Cancer

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