Canadian Population Attributable Risk of CancerModifiableDepends on many factorsCancersPreventionClassifiesIncreases with ageRadiation therapyRecurThyroid cancerImmune systemAcquired immunodeIncrease your riskSymptomsDiagnosisInfectionHealthcareViralProteinHarmfulTypeGeneticReduce your cancer riskLiverLearnPeopleTreatmentHigh-riskCasesHumanGenerallyLifestyleComPAReTypes of cancerTalkGreaterInfluenceDoctorBodyPartsSkinConditionsSmallWomen

Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer2

• The Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) study estimates the number and percentage of cancer cases in Canada due to modifiable lifestyle, environmental and infectious agent risk factors. (cancer.ca)
• The study is called ComPARe (Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer), and its results can influence our prevention behaviour, programs, policies and planning. (cancer.ca)

Modifiable4

• The dashboards present cancer cases in Canada attributable to modifiable risk factors by risk factor, cancer type, sex, age and geography. (cancer.ca)
• Most of the risk factors are not modifiable. (cancer.ca)
• The good news is about 86% of lung cancer cases are due to modifiable risk factors. (cancer.ca)
• In 2014, a team of researchers set out to estimate the current and future burden of cancer due to modifiable lifestyle, environmental and infectious agent risk factors - the largest study of its kind in Canada. (cancer.ca)

Depends on many factors2

• Giving extra fluids when someone is palliative depends on many factors, including any wishes that the person with cancer stated about their care, any benefits and risks, and whether it will improve or worsen quality of life and symptoms. (cancer.ca)
• The chance that thyroid cancer will come back (recur) depends on many factors including the type and stage of the cancer. (cancer.ca)

Cancers3

• Most cancers are the result of many risk factors. (cancer.ca)
• This may be due to the fact that these cancers have similar risk factors, such as HPV infection. (cancer.ca)
• People with neurofibromatosis type 1 have a higher risk of developing certain cancers, including soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)

Prevention1

• The ComPARe study also estimates how changes to these risk factors through prevention could affect the number of cancer cases in the future. (cancer.ca)

Classifies1

• It classifies papillary or follicular thyroid cancer as low, intermediate or high risk. (cancer.ca)

Increases with age2

• Most people diagnosed with colorectal cancer are over the age of 50, and the risk increases with age. (cancer.ca)
• The risk of developing NHL increases with age. (cancer.ca)

Radiation therapy3

• Women who had radiation therapy to treat cervical cancer have a higher risk of developing vaginal cancer. (cancer.ca)
• People who receive radiation therapy as treatment for another cancer have a higher risk of developing soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)
• The benefit of using radiation therapy to treat cancer outweighs the increased risk of developing soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)

Recur1

• The ATA system allows the doctor to estimate the risk that the cancer will come back, or recur, and help decide what type of treatment, if any, is needed after surgery. (cancer.ca)

Thyroid cancer5

• Doctors usually classify papillary or follicular thyroid cancer into risk groups to help them plan treatment and follow-up. (cancer.ca)
• Doctors can use different systems to determine the risk group for a papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. (cancer.ca)
• Other systems may classify papillary or follicular thyroid cancer into slightly different risk groups or use slightly different factors for each risk group. (cancer.ca)
• When there is a very small amount of cancer (called micrometastasis) in 1-5 nearby lymph nodes, it is considered low-risk papillary or follicular thyroid cancer. (cancer.ca)
• Age is not a factor used in the ATA system, but differentiated thyroid cancer in people 40 years of age or older is considered a slightly higher risk. (cancer.ca)

Immune system7

• As the immune system becomes weaker, the risk of developing KS increases. (cancer.ca)
• People who have had an organ transplant usually need to take drugs that weaken the immune system (called immunosuppressive therapy) to reduce the risk that the body will reject the donated organ. (cancer.ca)
• Women with a weakened immune system (immunosuppression) have a higher risk of developing vaginal cancer. (cancer.ca)
• A weakened immune system can increase a woman's risk for HPV infection and increase the chance that the infection won't go away. (cancer.ca)
• People who have a weakened immune system have a higher risk of developing NHL. (cancer.ca)
• No matter when your immune system is damaged, it doesn't change your risk for developing NHL. (cancer.ca)
• If the immune system is weakened because of treatment or advanced disease, people are at risk of developing mouth or throat infections. (cancer.ca)

Acquired immunode1

• People with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) or AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) have a greater risk of developing some types of NHL. (cancer.ca)

Increase your risk3

• A number of factors can increase your risk for developing prostate cancer. (cancer.ca)
• There is convincing evidence that the following factors increase your risk for vaginal cancer. (cancer.ca)
• The following viral infections increase your risk of developing soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)

Symptoms2

• Symptoms of constipation can vary depending on their cause and other factors. (cancer.ca)
• Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and risks in our guide to prostate cancer. (cancer.ca)

Diagnosis2

• Our publications provide reliable information in plain language on a range of topics, such as understanding your cancer diagnosis, types of cancer treatments, ways to reduce your cancer risk and living with cancer. (cancer.ca)
• A lower stage at the time of diagnosis is a more favourable prognostic factor. (cancer.ca)

Infection2

• This increases the risk of developing infection with HHV-8. (cancer.ca)
• This risk is decreasing as drugs are developed to treat AIDS and HIV infection. (cancer.ca)

Healthcare1

• To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about risks . (cancer.ca)

Viral1

• The following viral and bacterial infections can increase the risk of developing NHL. (cancer.ca)

Protein1

• It targets the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein involved in the growth of blood vessels. (cancer.ca)

Harmful1

• It covers your entire body and protects you against harmful factors from the environment such as hot temperatures and germs. (cancer.ca)

Type6

• The data dashboards are interactive tools to help you explore the results for each cancer type and risk factor pair included in the ComPARe study. (cancer.ca)
• Daughters of women who took DES during their pregnancy have a higher than average risk of developing a type of vaginal cancer called clear cell adenocarcinoma. (cancer.ca)
• Type A (Lynch type 1) increases the risk of colorectal cancer only. (cancer.ca)
• Coming into contact with vinyl chloride at work increases the risk of developing angiosarcoma of the liver, a type of soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)
• People who were exposed to thorium dioxide have a greater risk of developing angiosarcoma of the liver, which is a type of soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)
• The type of surgery depends mainly on the stage of the cancer and other factors. (cancer.ca)

Genetic2

• Some people with certain genetic conditions have a higher than average risk for NHL. (cancer.ca)
• If you have a genetic condition that increases the risk of NHL, you may need to visit your doctor more often to check for NHL. (cancer.ca)

Reduce your cancer risk1

• Making changes to reduce your cancer risk doesn't mean that you won't get cancer. (cancer.ca)

Liver1

• People who take immunosuppressant drugs after a solid organ transplant (such as a kidney, heart or liver transplant) have a higher risk for NHL. (cancer.ca)

Learn1

• Until we learn more about these risk factors, there are no specific ways you can reduce your risk. (cancer.ca)

People4

• But sometimes non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) develops in people who don't have any of the risk factors described below. (cancer.ca)
• People who take these drugs for other conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or inflammatory bowel disease, also have a higher risk of developing NHL. (cancer.ca)
• But their risk is lower than for people who take immunosuppressant drugs after an organ transplant. (cancer.ca)
• People with light or fair-coloured skin make less melanin and are at a higher risk of sun damage than people with other skin types. (cancer.ca)

Treatment2

• A predictive factor influences how a cancer will respond to a certain treatment. (cancer.ca)
• Prognostic and predictive factors are often discussed together and they both play a part in deciding on a treatment plan and a prognosis. (cancer.ca)

High-risk1

• If we identify high-risk prostate cancer earlier, we can treat it sooner and save more lives. (cancer.ca)

Cases1

• It covers how cancer types and risk factors were chosen and defined, which data were used and how the number of current and future preventable cancer cases were estimated. (cancer.ca)

Human1

• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) increases the risk of developing KS and soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)

Generally2

• Risk factors are generally listed in order from most to least important. (cancer.ca)
• Some self-tanning products contain sunscreen, but their sun protection factor (SPF) is generally low. (cancer.ca)

Lifestyle1

• Sometimes it is not clear whether the family's pattern of cancer is due to chance, shared lifestyle factors, an inherited (hereditary) factor that has been passed from parents to children through genes or a combination of these factors. (cancer.ca)

ComPARe1

• This table shows the more than 30 cancer types and more than 20 risk factors included in the ComPARe study. (cancer.ca)

Types of cancer2

• They also have a higher risk of developing certain types of cancer. (cancer.ca)
• Li-Fraumeni syndrome is associated with an increased risk of developing several types of cancer, including soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)

Talk1

• Talk to your doctor about your risk. (cancer.ca)

Greater1

• The risk is greater if the first-degree relative had colon cancer than if the first-degree relative had rectal cancer. (cancer.ca)

Influence1

• Vaginal cancer possibly caused by pessary and immunocompromised condition: multiple risk factors may influence vaginal cancer development. (cancer.ca)

Doctor1

• A prognostic factor is an aspect of the cancer or a characteristic of the person that the doctor will consider when making a prognosis. (cancer.ca)

Body1

• These systems are based on factors such as age, tumour size, if the tumour has grown into surrounding tissues (called invasion) and if the cancer has spread to other parts of the body (called metastasis). (cancer.ca)

Parts1

• Deletion of parts of chromosome 11 or 17 is a less favourable prognostic factor. (cancer.ca)

Skin2

• Research shows that being exposed to UV radiation from indoor tanning equipment before the age of 35 increases your risk of melanoma (skin cancer). (cancer.ca)
• Want to get that sun-kissed look without the risk of skin cancer? (cancer.ca)

Conditions1

• The following rare inherited conditions increase the risk of developing soft tissue sarcoma. (cancer.ca)

Small1

• Leukemia cells that are in small clumps (called a nodular pattern) or leukemia cells between normal cells (called an interstitial pattern) are more favourable prognostic factors. (cancer.ca)

Women3

• But sometimes vaginal cancer develops in women who don't have any of the risk factors described below. (cancer.ca)
• The risk appears to be greatest when the women took DES during the first 16 weeks of pregnancy. (cancer.ca)
• Women who have been diagnosed with a high-grade precancerous condition of the cervix have a higher risk of developing vaginal cancer. (cancer.ca)