Nutrition, Metabolism and Cancer Prevention

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women and the second leading cause of cancer-related death. Estrogen is a known cause of the most common type of breast cancer (HR-positive).

One-third of cancers can be prevented by maintaining a healthy body weight, eating well and being active. But, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood.

A case-control study design in five regional cohorts of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project, to improve the understanding of modifiable lifestyle factors and medical factors that may influence development of lung cancer.