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Cancer Risk Factors
Nonsignificant difference found for cancer risk factors when stratified by education level
January 12th, 2006
A nonsignificant difference was found for cancer risk factors when stratified by education level for Norwegian women. According to scientists in Norway, "Associations between level of education and cancer risk is well supported by scientific evidence, but previous studies could only partly adjust for relevant confounding factors. In [our] article we examined how risk of cancer varies with level of education and identified factors that explain this variation using data from a prospective cohort study, including 93,638 Norwegian women who responded to an extensive questionnaire in 1991/1992 or 1996/1997." T. Braaten and colleagues explained, "A total...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-12)
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