Body mass index and risk of multiple myeloma: a meta-analysis of prospective studies

A Wallin, SC Larsson - European journal of cancer, 2011 - Elsevier
Excess body weight has been identified as a risk factor for various cancer types. Since the
publication of two meta-analyses indicating that body mass index (BMI) is positively …

Obesity and the risk for a hematological malignancy: leukemia, lymphoma, or myeloma

MA Lichtman - The oncologist, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The aggregate of epidemiological studies indicates a significantly elevated risk for cancer in
people with a high body mass index (BMI); a “dose–response” effect exists with increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of haemorrhagic and ischaemic stroke in patients with cancer: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden

B Zöller, J Ji, J Sundquist, K Sundquist - European Journal of Cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Stroke is common in cancer patients, but risk estimates for different cancer
sites/types have not been determined. The aim of this nationwide study was to examine …

A systematic review of cancer risk among users of smokeless tobacco (Swedish snus) exclusively, compared with no use of tobacco

H Valen, R Becher, GE Vist, JA Holme… - … Journal of Cancer, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this systematic review was to assess cancer risk, and mortality after
cancer diagnosis, for exclusive users of Swedish snus, compared with non‐users of tobacco …

The relation between cigarette smoking and risk of acute myeloid leukemia: An updated meta‐analysis of epidemiological studies

S Fircanis, P Merriam, N Khan… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Smoking has been postulated as an environmental risk factor for acute myeloid leukemia
(AML). The primary objective of this meta‐analysis of observational studies was to evaluate …

Overweight and obesity and incidence of leukemia: a meta‐analysis of cohort studies

SC Larsson, A Wolk - International journal of cancer, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a meta‐analysis to summarize the available evidence from cohort studies on
the association between excess body weight and incidence of leukemia. Studies were …

Trends in childhood leukemia incidence over two decades from 1992 to 2013

JL Barrington‐Trimis, M Cockburn… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Incidence rates of childhood leukemia in the United States have steadily increased over the
last several decades, but only recently have disparities in the increase in incidence been …

Systematic review of the relation between smokeless tobacco and cancer in Europe and North America

PN Lee, J Hamling - BMC medicine, 2009 - Springer
Background Interest is rising in smokeless tobacco as a safer alternative to smoking, but
published reviews on smokeless tobacco and cancer are limited. We review North American …

[HTML][HTML] Risk of coronary heart disease in patients with cancer: a nationwide follow-up study from Sweden

B Zöller, J Ji, J Sundquist, K Sundquist - European journal of cancer, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in cancer patients has not been
thoroughly investigated. The aim of the present study was to examine whether there is an …

Summary of the epidemiological evidence relating snus to health

PN Lee - Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2011 - Elsevier
Interest in snus (Swedish-type moist snuff) as a smoking alternative has increased. This
wide-ranging review summarizes evidence relating snus to health and to initiation and …