Search for dissertations about: "Tanja Stocks"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Tanja Stocks.

  2. 1. Metabolic factors and cancer risk : prospective studies on prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, and cancer overall

    Author : Tanja Stocks; Pär Stattin; Håkan Jonsson; Annie Lukanova; Jaap Seidell; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Urology and andrology; Urologi och andrologi; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

    Abstract : Background: A large number of prospective studies have shown that overweight and diabetes are related to an increased risk of many cancers, including colorectal cancer. In contrast, diabetes has been related to a decreased risk of prostate cancer, and overweight has been related to an increased risk of fatal, but not of incident, prostate cancer. READ MORE

  4. 2. Metabolic factors and risk of prostate, kidney, and bladder cancer

    Author : Christel Häggström; Pär Stattin; Håkan Jonsson; Tanja Stocks; Bas Bueno de Mesquita; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cohort study; competing risk; epidemiology; metabolic factors; prostate cancer; kidney cancer; bladder cancer; renal cell carcinoma; survival analysis; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; Urology; kirurgi; särskilt urologi; onkologi; Oncology;

    Abstract : Background: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Sweden with around 10,000 new cases every year. Kidney and bladder cancer are less common with 1,000 and 2,000 new cases annually, respectively. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prospective studies of hormonal and life-style related factors and risk of cancer

    Author : Sara Wirén; Pär Stattin; Håkan Jonsson; Tanja Stocks; Alicja Wolk; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; prostate cancer; epidemiology; androgens; risk factors; fatherhood status; dizygotic twins; height; cohort; case-control; prospective; Cancer Epidemiology; cancerepidemiologi;

    Abstract : Background: Androgens are important in prostate cancer development but how circulating levels of androgens affect risk of prostate cancer of different aggressiveness is not clear. Being childless has been associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer, but it is not clear if this association is causal or a result of residual confounding. READ MORE