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Table 6 Risk factors contribution to specific cancers

From: Proportion of cancer in a Middle eastern country attributable to established risk factors

Cancer site

PAF (%) by risk factor

Males Females

Joint hazard of risk factors

Oropharyngeal

Alcohol (34%)

Alcohol (4%)

 

Esophageal

Smoking (43%) Alcohol (31%)

Smoking (33%) Alcohol (6%)

M(76%), F (37%)

Laryngeal

Smoking (74%)

Smoking (65%)

 

Gastroesophageal

Low activity (7%)

Low activity (21%)

 

EGCA

BMI ≥25 (38%)

BMI ≥25 (39%)

 

Gastric

Smoking (24%)

Low Med diet (7%), H.Pylori (50%)

Smoking (17%)

Low Med diet (6%), H.Pylori (50%)

M (81%), F (73%)

Lung

Smoking (79%), Air pollution (13%)

Smoking (72%), air pollution (13%)

M (92%), F(85%)

Colorectal

BMI ≥25 (41%), Low activity (17%), Low Med diet (2%), Alcohol (6%)

BMI ≥25 (9%), Low activity (10%), Low Med diet (2%), Alcohol (0.2%)

M (66%), F(21%)

Liver

BMI ≥25 (24%), Alcohol (7%), Smoking (23%)

BMI ≥25 (15%), Alcohol (3%), Smoking (16%)

M (54%), F(34%)

Bladder

Smoking (53%), Low activity (4%), Low Med Diet (4%)

Smoking (40%), %), Low activity (7%), Low Med Diet (1%)

M (61%), F(48%)

Pancreas

BMI ≥25 (15%), Smoking (25%)

BMI ≥25 (15%), Smoking (18%)

M(40%), F(33%)

Renal Cell

BMI ≥25 (20%)

BMI ≥25 (29%)

 

Breast

 

Low activity (6%) BMI ≥ 25 (5%), Alcohol (0.5%)

F (12%)

Ovarian

 

BMI ≥25 (9%)

 

Endometrial

 

BMI ≥25 (32%)

 

Cervix

 

Smoking (21%)

F(21%)