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Background: Consumer food choices are changing towards a more plant-based diet (PBD) due to growing awareness of their less detrimental effects on health and the environment. However, PBDs—particularly vegan diets—may lead to nutritional deficiencies compared to non-PBDs. These differences may, in part, be influenced by the typically lower caloric content of PBDs. Objective: To compare…
Background Recent studies have documented sharp increases in the incidence of several types of cancer in young adults, highlighting the need to monitor and understand epidemiological trends in this population. The aim of this study was to analyze cancer incidence trends among young adults (20–49 years) in the province of Granada, Spain, from 1985 to…
Background Diets have become increasingly monotonous and high in ultra-processed foods (UPFs), contributing to poor health outcomes and environmental degradation. While sustainable diets, food biodiversity, and food processing levels have each been linked to nutritional and environmental outcomes, their combined impact has not been assessed. Objective To examine whether food biodiversity, intakes of UPFs, and…
Background The associations between different types of diabetes, characterized by distinct pathophysiology and genetic architecture, and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) risk are not understood. Methods We investigated associations of genetic susceptibility to type 2 diabetes (T2D), 8 T2D mechanistic clusters, type 1 diabetes (T1D), and maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) with PDAC risk. We…
Background: PSA is central to referrals for prostate biopsy but has low specificity for aggressive prostate cancer. This study evaluates the 4Kscore (OPKO Diagnostics) versus total PSA in predicting short- and long-term risks of aggressive prostate cancer. Methods: Baseline blood samples from 1,658 men diagnosed with prostate cancer (median diagnosis time = 8.6 years) and…
Background The aim of this study was to update previous EUROCARE survival estimates for skin melanoma (SM) monitoring trends and survival differences between European regions. Methods 1-year, 5-year, and 5-year/1-year conditional age-standardised relative survival (ASRS) and geographical comparisons were estimated on 280,498 patients participating in the EUROCARE-6 project (>=15 years old) with invasive SM (diagnosed…
Background The risk of breast cancer has been associated with various lifestyle factors, yet the evidence regarding how lifestyle modifications affect this risk remains limited. This study examines the relationship between changes in the Healthy Lifestyle Index (HLI) and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in women participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC). Methods…
Background: Alcohol consumption has been described to exhibit a J-shaped relationship with dementia risk, but previous observations may be partly biased due to “sick-quitters” and competing risks of death. Objective: To examine the association between baseline and lifetime alcohol consumption and the risk of dementia and subtypes in a large Mediterranean cohort, accounting for lifetime…
Background Cancers of the breast, cervix, and ovary are a major public health problem worldwide. Evaluating the consistency with clinical guidelines for treatment by use of individual high-resolution data from population-based cancer registries is a powerful tool to help interpretation of global inequalities in cancer survival. The VENUSCANCER project aims to assess the worldwide variation…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Early detection and personalised prevention strategies are crucial for reducing the burden of CVD. The use of biomarkers plays a pivotal role in identifying individuals at risk and facilitating timely interventions. This rapid scoping review aims to identify and evaluate current research on…
