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EDITOR'S CHOICE
A selection of complimentary articles from The European Journal of Cancer Prevetion.
Meat consumption, N-acetyl transferase 1 and 2 polymorphism and risk of breast cancer in Danish postmenopausal women.
Egeberg, Rikke; Olsen, Anja; Autrup, Herman; Christensen, Jane; Stripp, Connie; Tetens, Inge; Overvad, Kim; Tjonneland, Anne
European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 17 (1) February 2008 pp 39-47
Increasing the price of tobacco: economically regressive today and probably ineffective tomorrow.
Regidor, Enrique; Pascual, Cruz; Gutiérrez-Fisac, Juan L
European Journal of Cancer Prevention:Volume 16(4) August 2007 pp 380-384
The tobacco price increase during the fourth stage of the smoking epidemic has coincided with a decrease in smoking prevalence, less marked in the lower socio-economic groups. In countries that are at the third stage of the epidemic, smoking prevalence in poor and less educated women has not changed or has increased at the same time as tobacco prices have increased. It is assumed, however, that people with low incomes and those with less education in developed countries are more responsive to price changes. The inconsistent results with regard to the price elasticity of tobacco in different socio-economic groups and the conflicting trends in smoking prevalence between socio-economic groups during periods of increased tobacco prices do not support that consensus. Evidence suggests that increasing tobacco taxation is a regressive measure today and will probably achieve only a moderate reduction in tobacco use in the future, as smoking is becoming a phenomenon associated with poorer and less-educated READ THIS ARTICLE
Israeli 'cancer shift' over heart disease mortality may be led by greater risk in women with high intake of n-6 fatty acids
Shapira, Niva
European Journal of Cancer Prevention:Volume 16(5) October 2007 pp 486-494
Examination of a hypothesis that higher female sensitivity to increased n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their carcinogenic effect may contribute to the recent Israeli 'cancer shift' over heart disease mortality. High n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake was the presumed dietary risk underlying the 'Israeli paradox', the unexpected gap between 'ill' health and 'good' diet. Scientific literature and population health surveillance reports were reviewed. Population studies of Israeli Jews, Arabs, and women support the association of high n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake with increased cancer risk and higher female sensitivity. Research findings suggest that gender and sex hormones may influence n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism and carcinogenesis. This appears to be the first time gender has been proposed to modulate national cancer epidemiology, suggesting implications for differential nutritional prevention, warranting further research.
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