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Preventable Cancer in Israel

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  • Avi Magid

    (The Department of Information Systems, and the Department of Health Systems Management, The Max Stern Emek Yezreel College, Jezreel Valley 1930600, Israel)

  • Eliezer Robinson

    (Faculty of Medicine, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
    Israel Cancer Association, Givatayim 5310302, Israel)

  • Lital Keinan-Boker

    (Israel Centre for Disease Control, Israel Ministry of Health, Ramat Gan 5262100, Israel
    Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel)

Abstract

Background: The cancer burden in Israel is substantial. Recently calculated population attributable fractions (PAFs) for modifiable cancer risk factors in the US and the UK have indicated much room for prevention. Our aim was to estimate PAFs for selected modifiable cancer risk factors in Israel. Methods : Exposure data on selected modifiable risk factors were based on national health surveys conducted in 2013–2015. Data on invasive cancer incidence in 2015 were retrieved from the Israel National Cancer Registry (INCR). Relative risks (RRs) for specific cancer sites were retrieved from the scientific literature. PAFs were calculated for selected modifiable risk factors using an approximate formula. Results: In 2015, 21% of all invasive cancer cases in Israel were attributed to smoking, 9% to excess body weight, and 1.5% to alcohol intake. Moreover, 32% of all invasive cancer cases were attributed to all modifiable risk factors (combined) included in our study. Conclusions: Quantifying the contribution of modifiable risk factors to the incidence of certain cancer types in Israel offers an opportunity for primary prevention and enables informed decision-making with respect to the prioritization of interventions.

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  • Avi Magid & Eliezer Robinson & Lital Keinan-Boker, 2022. "Preventable Cancer in Israel," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-11, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:10521-:d:895927
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