Explaining the causal effect of obesity on colorectal and postmenopausal breast cancer

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1150591

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

With rising rates in Australia and globally, obesity is fast surpassing smoking to become the biggest preventable cause of cancer. While losing weight might reduce the risk of cancer, most people find this hard to do. In this project, possible mechanisms linking obesity to bowel and postmenopausal breast cancer will be studied to work out how important they are for each cancer. Ultimately, the goal is to help design strategies for prevention and early detection of cancers caused by obesity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2018

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $51,834.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epidemiology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

DNA methylation | cancer epidemiology | insulin resistance | obesity | sex hormones

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