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Cancer
Researchers from University of Ulm publish findings in cancer
May 21st, 2008
In this recent article published in the journal Annals of Oncology, scientists in Ulm, Germany conducted a study "To investigate relations between weight loss or weight gain and the incidence of cancer. Weight change was assessed in a population-based cohort of > 65 000 Austrian adults (28 711 men and 36 938 women) for a period of 7 years, after which participants were followed for incident cancers over 8 years on average." "Incident cancers (other than nonmelanoma skin cancers) were ascertained by a population-based cancer registry (n = 3128). Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard rate ratios (HRs) stratified by age and adjusted for...
Source: Fitness & Wellness Business Week (2008-05-21)
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