Lifestyle as risk factor for cancer: Evidence from human studies

N Khan, F Afaq, H Mukhtar - Cancer letters, 2010 - Elsevier
It is increasingly appreciated that the chances of developing cancer are significantly affected
by the choice of our lifestyle. There are several uncontrollable risk factors which account for …

Socioeconomic differences in lung cancer incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Sidorchuk, EE Agardh, O Aremu, J Hallqvist… - Cancer Causes & …, 2009 - Springer
Objective To investigate the associations between various socioeconomic indicators and
lung cancer incidence. Methods We searched PubMed and EMBASE databases for studies …

Long-term alcohol consumption and the risk of atrial fibrillation in the Framingham Study

L Djoussé, D Levy, EJ Benjamin, SJ Blease… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major risk factor for stroke. Although acute alcohol intake has been
associated with AF, it is not known whether long-term alcohol consumption in moderation is …

[PDF][PDF] Application of neural networks in diagnosing cancer disease using demographic data

N Ganesan, K Venkatesh, MA Rama… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT Artificial Neural Network is a branch of Artificial intelligence, has been accepted
as a new technology in computer science. Neural Networks are currently a'hot'research area …

[HTML][HTML] Alcohol consumption and risk of lung cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies

JL Freudenheim, J Ritz, SA Smith-Warner… - The American journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
Background: Although smoking is the primary cause of lung cancer, much is unknown about
lung cancer etiology, including risk determinants for nonsmokers and modifying factors for …

Alcohol consumption and smoking status: the role of smoking cessation

DJ Romberger, K Grant - Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy, 2004 - Elsevier
Cigarette smoking is common among persons with alcohol dependence or abuse with as
many as 80% of persons who are alcohol dependent also being smokers. Not only is …

Associations between beer, wine, and liquor consumption and lung cancer risk: a meta-analysis

C Chao - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2007 - AACR
Objective: Epidemiologic studies suggest that the effect on lung cancer risk may be different
for beer, wine, and liquor. We conducted dose-specific meta-analyses and dose-response …

Beer and health: Preventive effects of beer components on lifestyle-related diseases

K Kondo - Biofactors, 2004 - content.iospress.com
It has been demonstrated that the light-to-moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages is
associated with significant reductions in all-cause and particularly cardiovascular mortality …

Dietary cholesterol increases paraoxonase 1 enzyme activity

DS Kim, AA Burt, JE Ranchalis, RJ Richter… - Journal of lipid …, 2012 - ASBMB
HDL-associated paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activity has been consistently associated with
cardiovascular and other diseases. Vitamins C and E intake have previously been positively …

Substance use and women's health

A Kay, TE Taylor, AG Barthwell… - Journal of addictive …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Scientific findings show that substance abuse in women yields a higher risk of a variety of
health problems than substance abuse in men. Research suggests that women experience …