Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles were prepared to share the results of the ComPARe study. The main articles can be found as part of a special issue in Preventive Medicine with an editorial by guest editor Dr Salaheddin Mahmud. A full list of all journal articles related to the ComPARe study can be found below. Publications for the ComPARe study are only available in English.
Summary
The current and future burden of cancer attributable to modifiable risk factors in Canada: Summary of results
Abbey Poirier, Yibing Ruan, Karena Volesky, Will King, Dylan O’Sullivan, Priyanka Gogna, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve, Christine Friedenreich and Darren Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
The future burden of cancer in Canada: Long-term cancer incidence projections 2013–2042
Abbey E. Poirier, Yibing Ruan, Stephen D. Walter, Eduardo L. Franco, Paul J. Villeneuve, Will D. King, Karena D. Volesky, Dylan E. O’Sullivan, Christine M. Friedenreich and Darren R. Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Cancer Epidemiology, 2019
Cancer Epidemiology, 2019
Methods
A comparison of approaches for estimating combined population attributable risks for multiple risk factors
Yibing Ruan, Stephen D. Walter, Christine M. Friedenreich and Darren R. Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Epidemiologic Methods, 2019
Epidemiologic Methods, 2019
The burden of cancer attributable to modifiable risk factors in Canada: Methods overview
Darren Brenner, Christine Friedenreich, Yibing Ruan, Abbey Poirier, Stephen Walter, Will King, Eduardo Franco, Paul Demers, Paul Villeneuve, Xin Grevers, Robert Nuttall, Leah Smith, Karena Volesky, Dylan O’Sullivan and Prithwish De on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimating the current and future cancer burden in Canada: methodological framework of the Canadian population attributable risk of cancer (ComPARe) study
Darren R Brenner, Abbey E Poirier, Stephen D Walter, Will D King, Eduardo L Franco, Paul A Demers, Paul J Villeneuve, Yibing Ruan, Farah Khandwala, Xin Grevers, Robert Nuttall, Leah Smith, Prithwish De, Karena Volesky, Dylan O’Sullivan, Perry Hystad and Christine M Friedenreich on behalf of the ComPARe study group
BMJ Open, 2018
BMJ Open, 2018
Preventable lifestyle risk factors
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to active and passive tobacco smoking in Canada
Abbey Poirier, Yibing Ruan, Xin Grevers, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve, Christine Friedenreich and Darren Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to low fruit and vegetable consumption in Canada
Abbey Poirier, Yibing Ruan, Lauren Hebert, Xin Grevers, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve, Darren Brenner and Christine Friedenreich on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to alcohol consumption in Canada
Xin Grevers, Yibing Ruan, Abbey Poirier, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve, Christine Friedenreich and Darren Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to red and processed meat consumption in Canada
Yibing Ruan, Abbey Poirier, Lauren Hebert, Xin Grevers, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve, Darren Brenner and Christine Friedenreich on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to excess body weight and abdominal adiposity in Canada
Darren Brenner, Abbey Poirier, Yibing Ruan, Lauren Herbert, Xin Grevers, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve and Christine Friedenreich on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to sedentary behavior in Canada
Christine Friedenreich, Joy Pader, Amanda Barberio, Yibing Ruan, Abbey Poirier, Xin Grevers, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve and Darren Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of cancer attributable to lack of physical activity in Canada
Christine Friedenreich, Amanda Barberio, Joy Pader, Abbey Poirier, Yibing Ruan, Xin Grevers, Stephen Walter, Paul Villeneuve and Darren Brenner on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Environmental risk factors
Estimates of the current and future burden of lung cancer attributable to residential radon exposure in Canada
Priyanka Gogna, Tasha Narain, Dylan O’Sullivan, Paul Villeneuve, Paul Demers, Perry Hystad, Darren Brenner, Christine Friedenreich and Will King on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of lung cancer attributable to PM2.5 in Canada
Priyanka Gogna, Tasha Narain, Dylan O’Sullivan, Paul Villeneuve, Paul Demers, Perry Hystad, Darren Brenner, Christine Friedenreich and Will King on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the current and future burden of melanoma attributable to ultraviolet radiation in Canada
Dylan O’Sullivan, Darren Brenner, Paul Villeneuve, Stephen Walter, Paul Demers, Christine Friedenreich and Will King on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Indoor tanning and skin cancer in Canada: A meta-analysis and attributable burden estimation
Dylan E. O’Sullivan, Darren R. Brenner, Paul A. Demers, Paul J. Villeneuve, Christine M. Friedenreich and Will D. King on behalf of the ComPARe study group
Cancer Epidemiology, 2019
Cancer Epidemiology, 2019
The current burden of non-melanoma skin cancer attributable to ultraviolet radiation and related risk behaviours in Canada
Dylan E. O’Sullivan, Darren R. Brenner, Paul J. Villeneuve, Stephen D. Walter, Paul A. Demers, Christine M. Friedenreich, Will D. King on behalf of the ComPARe Study Team
Cancer Causes & Control, 2021
Cancer Causes & Control, 2021
Infectious agent risk factors
Cancers attributable to infections in Canada
Karena Volesky, Mariam El-Zein, Eduardo Franco, Darren Brenner, Christine Friedenreich and Yibing Ruan on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Estimates of the future burden of cancer attributable to infections in Canada
Karena Volesky, Mariam El-Zein, Eduardo Franco, Darren Brenner, Christine Friedenreich and Yibing Ruan on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Occupational risk factors
Estimates of the current burden of cancer attributable to occupational exposures in Canada
France Labrèche, Joanne Kim, Chaojie Song, Manisha Pahwa, Calvin Ge, Victoria Arrandale, Christopher McLeod, Cheryl Peters, Jérôme Lavoué, Hugh Davies, Anne-Marie Nicol and Paul Demers
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Knowledge translation
Maximizing research impacts on cancer prevention: An integrated knowledge translation approach used by the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) study
Zeinab El-Masri, Prithwish De, Leah Smith, Elizabeth Holmes, Robert Nuttall, Darren Brenner and Christine Friedenreich on behalf of the ComPARe study team
Preventive Medicine, 2019
Preventive Medicine, 2019
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