Population Attributable and Preventable Fractions: Cancer Risk Factor Surveillance, and Cancer Policy Projection

Shield, Kevin D.; Parkin, D. Maxwell; Whiteman, David C.; Rehm, Jürgen; Viallon, Vivian; Micallef, Claire Marant; Vineis, Paolo; Rushton, Lesley; Bray, Freddie; Soerjomataram, Isabelle

doi:10.1007/s40471-016-0085-5

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Population Attributable and Preventable Fractions: Cancer Risk Factor Surveillance, and Cancer Policy Projection

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9 2016
By Shield, Kevin D. ; Parkin, D. Maxwell ; Whiteman, David C. ; ...

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Curr Epidemiol Rep
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Shield, Kevin D. ; Parkin, D. Maxwell ; Whiteman, David C. ; Rehm, Jürgen ; Viallon, Vivian ; Micallef, Claire Marant ; Vineis, Paolo ; Rushton, Lesley ; Bray, Freddie ; Soerjomataram, Isabelle
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The proportions of new cancer cases and deaths that are caused by exposure to risk factors and that could be prevented are key statistics for public health policy and planning. This paper summarizes the methodologies for estimating, challenges in the analysis of, and utility of, population attributable and preventable fractions for cancers caused by major risk factors such as tobacco smoking, dietary factors, high body fat, physical inactivity, alcohol consumption, infectious agents, occupational exposure, air pollution, sun exposure, and insufficient breastfeeding. For population attributable and preventable fractions, evidence of a causal relationship between a risk factor and cancer, outcome (such as incidence and mortality), exposure distribution, relative risk, theoretical-minimum-risk, and counterfactual scenarios need to be clearly defined and congruent. Despite limitations of the methodology and the data used for estimations, the population attributable and preventable fractions are a useful tool for public health policy and planning.
Keywords:

Etiology Incidence Mortality Neoplasms Population Attributable Fraction Prevention And Control Risk
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Curr Epidemiol Rep. 3(3):201-211
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27547696
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PMC4990141
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Journal Article
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001/WHO_/World Health OrganizationInternational/ ; U58 DP004954/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
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3
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3
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