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Darren R Brenner
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessProgress in site-specific cancer mortality in Canada over the last 70 years
In Canada, the absolute number of cancer deaths has been steadily increasing, however, age-standardized cancer mortality rates peaked decades ago for most cancers. The objective of this study was to estimate t...
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Open AccessCombinations of modifiable lifestyle behaviours in relation to colorectal cancer risk in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
The objective of this study was to identify distinct clusters of individuals that exhibit unique patterns of modifiable lifestyle-related behaviours and to determine how these patterns are associated with the ...
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Open AccessRadon exposure is rising steadily within the modern North American residential environment, and is increasingly uniform across seasons
Human-made buildings can artificially concentrate radioactive radon gas of geologic origin, exposing occupants to harmful alpha particle radiation emissions that damage DNA and increase lung cancer risk. We ex...
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Open AccessCentral body fatness is a stronger predictor of cancer risk than overall body size
The importance of body size versus weight distribution for cancer risk is unclear. We investigated associations between measures of body size and shape and the risk of develo** cancer. The study population c...
